Luke Bryan‘s bar in Nashville has come below investigation after a university scholar went lacking from there final week. Now, officers in Tennessee are involved that 22-year-old Riley Pressure might need been overserved alcohol earlier than he was booted from the bar with out his associates.
The incident occurred at about 9:45 p.m. native time final Friday night time. Pressure, who attends the College of Missouri, was visiting the central Tennessee city with associates for a spring fraternity formal. After consuming for some time at Luke’s 32 Bridge Meals + Drink with friends, Pressure was requested by administration to depart. After which… he disappeared.
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He instructed associates he was strolling again to their resort. Nonetheless, he by no means made it again, and no person has any clue the place he’s now. Safety surveillance footage from different companies in downtown Nashville picked up components of his stroll. One video launched by the Metropolitan Nashville Police Division on Wednesday reveals Pressure crossing 1st Avenue North in direction of Homosexual Road at 9:47 p.m. on Friday night time — nearly two minutes after he left the bar. Per native stories, he seems to sway, stumble, after which does a 360-degree flip earlier than persevering with to stroll in the other way from the Tempo Lodge, the place he and his group have been staying. Different surveillance footage (under), reveals him falling to the bottom in one other a part of downtown Nashville:
NEW Surveillance Video reveals Riley Pressure stumbling & falling in a car parking zone off Church Road. It’s powerful to observe. We may have a full breakdown of the whole lot we all know at 9 PM tonight.
Video courtesy of: Downtown Smoke & Vape Store pic.twitter.com/WchOhnxGZY
— Kelly Avellino (@KellyAvellino) March 12, 2024
Now, the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Fee is formally investigating Luke’s bar. That outlet’s communications director Andrew Rummage confirmed the investigation to NBC Information on Wednesday:
“We’re investigating whether or not Mr. Pressure was served alcohol whereas he was visibly intoxicated.”
Per that outlet, Tennessee state regulation “prohibits serving alcoholic drinks to somebody who’s visibly intoxicated.” And whereas there are not any guidelines for escorting out visibly drunk patrons, and no necessities that institutions should adhere to so far as getting individuals residence safely, overserving drunk patrons is a category A misdemeanor in Tennessee.
The nation singer himself briefly famous the state of affairs on his Instagram Tales earlier this week, writing:
“Y’all that is scary. Praying for his protected return.”
His household has since arrange a GoFundMe web page to lift cash for the search. You may view that web page HERE. As of Friday morning, he has not been positioned. Late this week, police have been checking areas across the metropolis’s Jefferson Road Bridge and the winding Cumberland River that runs by way of city:
Our City Search & Rescue workforce has assembled at present to look additional alongside the comb line of the riverbank for 22-year-old Riley Pressure. Anybody with data continues to be requested to ???? 615-742-7463. pic.twitter.com/4MfxufhrDk
— Metro Nashville PD (@MNPDNashville) March 14, 2024
Per a police press convention on Wednesday afternoon, there isn’t a indication as of now that Pressure was met with foul play. As a substitute, cops are persevering with to take a look at the case as a lacking individual investigation. We pray that he’s discovered protected and his household and family members can see him once more.
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