NEW: Prov Board of Licenses Votes to Close Federal Hill's Club Seven Permanently, Lawyer to Appeal
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NEW: Prov Board of Licenses Votes to Close Federal Hill's Club Seven Permanently, Lawyer to Appeal
Club lawyer Nick Hemond is now appealing for a stay, which will be taken up by the Department of Business Regulations (DBR) on Thursday morning, in order to reopen the club.
"In this case, it took [the Board of Licenses] 20 minutes to read the decision. They said we know there's nothing connecting what happened at the parking lot [death] with what happened inside the club," said Hemond. "They admitted they didn't have it. They even read the law that says they need [the connection]."
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"But the Board of Licenses realized they didn't have that case -- so they brought in bottle service and entertainment [violations]. Maybe they thought they were being clever that bottle service and entertainment led to murder. No, crazy behavior led to murder," said Hemond. "My client has been told not to have entertainment without a license. They've been caught once with having a DJ. They're certainly not the only club that does bottle service. They've been closed 30 days now -- that's more than enough of a sanction."
Closing Club Seven
The closure of Club Seven comes several weeks after Cabral was murdered on Federal Hill following an altercation that started inside the club.
VIDEO: Deeply Disturbing Video of Brutal Attack on Federal Hill
As GoLocalProv reported, Providence Police have arrested seven suspects in the killing with an arrest warrant out for one additional suspect.
"We've studied the video [of the attack], and we think seven of the eight suspects will be facing murder charges," said Providence Police Major David Lapatin.