MEMPHIS, TN – Shelby County District Attorney Bill Gibbons announced Friday that the owners of a downtown nightclub temporarily closed earlier in July admit the nightclub created a public nuisance. The owners of High Point Pinch Bar and Grill have entered into a consent order with the District Attorney’s office. As long as the owners follow the strict conditions outlined in the order, they may reopen the nightclub for business.

The measures designed to abate the nuisance and illegal activity created at the club, located at 111 Jackson Avenue, include the following:

• The owners must terminate any employees identified as having engaged in the nuisance activity, including the sale of marijuana and its use in an open manner inside the club;

• The owners must hire licensed and bonded security guards for the club who will enforce strict anti-drug and anti-smoking policies. Under the policies, individuals will not be permitted to bring any illegal narcotic into the club. Also, individuals will be prevented from bring lighters into the club in a further attempt to abate the nuisance;

• The owners will pay $850 to the West Tennessee Judicial Drug Task Force, which conducted the investigation that led to the nuisance action. This amount of restitution represents a portion of the costs of the investigation conducted at the club.
 
“The owners of High Point Pinch have made a commitment to adhere to these strict conditions and we intend to hold them to their word. If they violate any of these conditions and again allow illegal activity to occur on the premises, we will seek to permanently close the club,” warned District Attorney Gibbons.

Judge Larry Potter signed the consent order on Friday and lifted the temporary injunction closing the club.