Barrett's death inspires Dallas's Law, criminal case continuesĪpril 27: Dallas's Law officially passed the Tennessee legislature and headed to Gov. March 17: The Tennessean obtained records revealing Whiskey Row LLC was penalized an additional $26,000 by the state over employing unlicensed guards. Bill Beck, D-Nashville, said that analysis was part of what inspired him to propose the bill. The move came after a Tennessean analysis of state law revealed unarmed guards employed solely by a proprietary security organization, such as Whiskey Row LLC, were not required to complete training to get licensed. 31: Tennessee legislators proposed a bill that would close a loophole in state law to boost training requirements for unarmed private security guards. That suspension was later lifted, with conditions.
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The records also revealed Whiskey Row LLC was fined $9,000 by the state and had its license to employ private security guards suspended. All the guards' licenses, whether pending or active, were later denied or suspended. 7: The Tennessean obtained state records that revealed Whiskey Row guards Tarrell Gray, John Eustace, Jaelen Maxwell and Mark Watkins were not properly licensed the night of Barrett's death. TARRELL GRAY: Tootsie's patrons sued Nashville security guard over violence years before Whiskey Row deathĭYLAN LAROCCA: Security guard charged in Whiskey Row death faces separate assault charge, records show Suspended licenses and state action Both suits were still ongoing as of this month. Gray was also previously named in two lawsuits that accuse him of provoking confrontations and assaulting patrons as a guard at Tootsie's Orchid Lounge in 20. The case was later bound over to a grand jury. When Larocca turned himself in for the indictment, he was also served a criminal summons from a misdemeanor assault charge from 2019, records show. An affidavit stated Larocca assaulted a patron while working as a security guard at Florida Georgia Line House in downtown Nashville in March 2019. 'A HEART OF GOLD': Mother of man who died after altercation with Nashville bar security wants answersĭEEP DIVE: Security guards are essential to Lower Broadway. 16, 2021, and The Tennessean's extensive coverage. This timeline examines what has happened since Barrett's death on Aug. It also uncovered lawsuits and a criminal case against guards involved in Barrett's death. Further reporting exposed loopholes in state regulations for private guards. The Tennessean first reported that four of the six guards were unlicensed. Their cases are still making their way through court.īarrett's death inspired a new Tennessee law that tightened training requirements for private guards. Six security guards and another man were later charged in his death.
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Police said Barrett, 22, was held to the ground during the fight. A medical examiner said he died of oxygen deprivation. Kudos, Dierks.This month marks one year since Dallas Barrett died after a fight with security guards at Dierks Bentley's Whiskey Row, a popular downtown Nashville honky tonk. I am going to immediately give each of our 90 hourly employees $1000 to help in the short run as our community and country try to get a handle on the situation.” Feels like yesterday that it was me down there working for tips.
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The three-floor Whiskey Row Nashville features full bars, dining options and plenty of live music, as well as 90 hourly employees, which Dierks is compensating to the tune of $1,000 each.ĭierks made the announcement via Instagram on March 16, stating, in part: “My heart goes out to all the guys/girls down on Lower Broad. On March 15, 2020, at 2:45 p.m., Nashville Mayor John Cooper announced the closure of bars throughout Davidson Country-including downtown’s famed Lower Broadway district-in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency. The allure of the location on Lower Broadway, among the bars and honky-tonks where Dierks got his start, compelled the Arizona native to open the venue in Music City.
In January 2018, Dierks Bentley opened his fourth Whiskey Row location-the first outside his home state of Arizona-on Nashville’s Lower Broadway.
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