The announcement came less than a week before the club was scheduled for a liquor license renewal hearing.
An Indianapolis strip club with a troubled history abruptly shut down Tuesday after a police raid last week that led to the arrest of several workers on drug, alcohol, gun and prostitution charges.. The announcement came less than a week before the club, which a co-owner said attracted about 100,000 visitors a year, was scheduled for a liquor license renewal hearing.
Police also say a bathroom attendant was dealing drugs and selling bottles of Hennessy after hours from a stash hidden under the garbage bag in the women's restroom trash can. A fourth woman was found in the bathroom with a bag containing a jar of marijuana, police say. They also located a stolen gun in her locker, according to charging documents.In a phone interview Tuesday night, one of the club's owners, Charles G."Jerry" Westlund Jr.
"I don't know of anybody else, but maybe there is. I'm just not aware of that," he said. He then joked that the bathroom"would be a pretty tough place to sell a drink, don't you think?"According to a police affidavit, it was one of the club's bartenders who ― in exchange for a tip ― directed the undercover detective to the bathroom attendant for after-hours alcohol.
He said the club's closure resulted in termination notices for 85 employees. That doesn't include dancers, who are considered independent contractors.
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