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Four arrested at juice bar

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Published: Sunday, March 2, 2008 1:47 PM CST

Four people were arrested Saturday night when deputies from the Cole County Sheriff's Department served a search warrant at a juice bar that employs exotic dancers.

Sheriff Greg White said the warrant was served at Golden Touch Jewelers, 403 Arden Dr., as the result of an investigation the department had been working on “for some time.”

He said the investigation centered around the promotion of prostitution.

Two men and two women were taken into custody and were being held at the Cole County Jail late Saturday evening. The warrant was served shortly after 6 p.m.

White said he couldn't comment on specifics of the case and he didn't want to identify the suspects until formal charges were filed.

More information about this investigation will be released as it becomes available.


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Citizen-JC wrote on Mar 12, 2008 9:26 AM:

" jeffersonian -- the stipulation of closing his business was stricken from his bond because it was a levied punishment that he has not been tried for yet. Ie, he had a Legal business BEFORE the charges were filed. So, as long as he abides by all laws (a stipulation of his existing bond) he should be allowed to keep his business open, until such time as he is convicted of the charges filed against him. "

dalejrbudride wrote on Mar 10, 2008 6:48 PM:

" " never been there, never will go, but i do believe he has been in business for at least a year.. he does not look like he is starving, so i guess he is making a comfortable living.. just facts !! people in our community are supporting him and his business..look around in church next sunday !! "

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jeffersonian wrote on Mar 8, 2008 5:04 PM:

" Last night, the OPEN sign was lit up and the marquee read "Gentlemens club open".

The other article stated that NOT reopening was a condition of his bond? Please tell me that there was not a loop hole that is allowing him to be operating again. "

momof1 wrote on Mar 6, 2008 9:52 AM:

" Wow. Appology accepted. At least you're big enough to apologize! Didn't mean to rant, either! "

boxergal wrote on Mar 5, 2008 6:22 PM:

" We forgive you, Wow. You wild thing, you. "

joytotheworld wrote on Mar 5, 2008 6:05 PM:

" There's nothing wrong with sex, WOW. It's something we people do. Do we use toys? Sometimes... :)

Try it, you'll like it. ;) "

wow wrote on Mar 5, 2008 4:29 PM:

" Please accept my apologies for my prior statement. Although I'm sure there are a few people who are embarsssed about visiting one of these shops, there are other's that are not. Although I'm sure many couples have visited these professional and legal operating establishments for their own personal reasons. According to many of the comments on the Shackels matter, professional and legal business transactions taking place there are questionable.
Let me end by saying in the future I will try not to prejudge things and remember not to make statements that imply I know what another person is thinking or feeling. Lastly...please feel free to get yo freak-on, casue I know I am:) Best wishes. "

boxergal wrote on Mar 5, 2008 4:28 PM:

" I don't think men understand gag gifts. This is all so funny because there used to be a woman who was in the carpet business that hosted parties for these type items. She was a hoot. And Momof1 I admire your honesty. "

momof1 wrote on Mar 5, 2008 3:16 PM:

" And saying I went to an adult shop to buy 'gag gifts' wasn't to make me feel better about anything. That's what I was looking for that particular night. I'm not ashamed of the fact that I have been to the Olde Un numerous times with my husband and attended many adult themed parties, to purchase things to spice up our relationship, I don't see any shame in that and I'll freely admit it. You shouldn't jump to conclusions about what people say...some of us actually say what we mean. I was simply detailing my experience with this man. "

momof1 wrote on Mar 5, 2008 3:11 PM:

" Wow-I don't try to make myself feel better by saying I went there to buy "gag gifts" and I never said that the Olde Un was clas-sier. The Olde Un is run more appropriately, as a business should be run. Of course no place that sells adult themed items/movies/etc are considered clas-sy b/c in today's society s-e-x isn't clas-sy (although to me, if it's a perfectly natural thing between two people who love each other..why isn't it clas-sy). I simply said I didn't know what I expected when I went there. Maybe I'm naieve, but I certainly didn't expect to be so creeped out (although, in hindsight...going into a mans house converted to an adult shop should have been a red flag for me). "

ndnlvngcherokee wrote on Mar 5, 2008 12:18 PM:

" Wow yes even the old un is a sex shop but you can by "gag gifts" there as well...Over the Hill and Bachelorette stuff....they have movies and other kinds of Adult Toys the difference is age is enforced at these places and you arent seeing sex acts take place between 2 females that are getting drunk. To buy adult toys or movies to enhance ones sex life at home between to consenting adults is one thing to push the stuff he was is a whole other thing. I dont judge anyone who goes into a "sex store" or goes to a strip bar that is their business as an adult but to try and sell sex is a whole other thing. "

JeffcityResident wrote on Mar 5, 2008 8:33 AM:

" Somebody didn't like my comment it must have been the truth Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm "

mISSJC wrote on Mar 4, 2008 4:01 PM:

" How in the world could they consider themself a "juice bar" when they sold adult items? This should have never happened to begin with and I hope it is shut down for good! "

wow wrote on Mar 4, 2008 3:23 PM:

" I hope everyone arrested is punished. I say no deals, hold them all accountable. On the other side of this...I'm laughing at those comments where the poster said they only visited Shackels 2get a "gag gift" or they seem 2feel better about themselves because they visited the Sex Shops in upscale Columbia. Ohhhh please, that's equivilant 2buying Playboy 2read the sports articles or accepting Columbia sex-shops over JC sex-shops. Yes some are classier than the other, but sex shops sell sex. Yes-it helps-the-owner-2be classie-and respectful-about-doing-that,-but-no-matter-how-ya-dress-em-up-the-people-in-this-business-are-there-2do-one-thing-and-that's-2sell-sex! "

momof1 wrote on Mar 4, 2008 10:03 AM:

" I didn't know they sold stuff like that anywhere here in town. We always went to Columbia for that but then a friend with us said something about that place (I didn't even know it existed until that night)! I don't know what I expected, really...going into someone's house to buy adult items but I guess I expected more of a business atmosphere, like the Olde Un.
He's definately a creep. Something ain't right! "

momof1 wrote on Mar 4, 2008 10:00 AM:

" When word got out that he was applying for a business license in order to open a 'juice bar' and everyone opposed it, he should have known that law enforcement and city officials would have a very close eye on him. Heck, I knew it was a matter of time before someone foudn a way to shut him down...he certainly should have known that. You would think he would have been a little more cautious and law obiding, knowing how EVERYONE wanted him shut down. What an idiot. If I were under that much scrutiny and disliked that much for a business I opened, I would wait a lot longer than 6 months to break the law!!! "

boxergal wrote on Mar 4, 2008 9:55 AM:

" Mom - you know they used to sell stuff like that (gag gifts and all) out of a little convenience store on Madison or thereabouts. Your post made my hair curl. Guess it puts a different spin on GAG gift. Sounds disgusting. "

momof1 wrote on Mar 4, 2008 9:54 AM:

" stuff and he wasn't having to re-stock anything. The place was filthy, dirty, dusty, and he had dogs running around yapping constantly. He gave me serious heebie jeebies and I just wanted to go home and bathe with bleach. I'm no saint but this place was nasty, I can only imagine his 'juice bar' and the 'entertainers' who 'worked' there. Blugh. "

boxergal wrote on Mar 4, 2008 9:53 AM:

" This place is a gross display of trashiness at its worst. On the highway, in a residential neighborhood. Tasteless. So here we are wanting to better Jefferson City and THAT sits on the highway. I am sorry but I get the feeling that this guy was trying to show everyone that no one was going to tell him what to do. Can you even imagine what people on the highway think? "

momof1 wrote on Mar 4, 2008 9:52 AM:

" Some friends and I went into the adult store in his house a year or so ago to get some gags for a bachelorette party (as it was last minute and we didn't want to have to drive to Columbia). I was totally creeped out by the whole experience. This man was soooo creepy and sleezy and kept making inappropriate comments that we ended up literally running out of his house to our car. This was not a professional business at all, it was completely obvious that the adult shop was just a front for something else...as all the 'products' he sold were covered in inches-thick dust and looked like nothing had been touched in a loooong time (obviously no one was buying this... "

joytotheworld wrote on Mar 4, 2008 8:26 AM:

" Well Buckbo, it was WHERE he put it that is in question. I don't really care IF he has it, but he lacks common sense on WHERE to put it so people won't complain and have it in for him.Sorry , he brought this on himself.Some common sense would go along way here i think.Next to 2 daycare centers isn't the way to fly "under the radar". "

ndnlvngcherokee wrote on Mar 4, 2008 6:56 AM:

" cubzman1 yes in JC things like this are big. Another big thing that alot dont seem to see on the front page in the lower left corner is the Marine from St Charles that gave his life fighting for freedom. Maybe if we all put as much energy into righting something nice to his family and thanking them for his service we would get somewhere in JC "

buckbo wrote on Mar 4, 2008 6:55 AM:

" All you people worried about it being in a residential area need to realize he had to make do with what he had . JC is so up tight that he couldnt put it in town where business go. Besides if u saw the pic.s u would see the one that says u must be 18 to enter. This was a set up by the police and JC officials. Think of it we cant even have a tatoo place inside city limits. "

Gfan wrote on Mar 3, 2008 9:37 PM:

" Crime is crime, whether prostitution or murder. Our law enforcement must go after both, and not just concentrate on what the public deems as the most horrific. "

daddyof2 wrote on Mar 3, 2008 8:15 PM:

" My God, how stupid can this guy be????? Everyone in the county knew that this guy was on this ice with the county when he opened this place up. And then he let an undercover officer backdoor him????? LOL, what an idiot, He deserves everything he gets out of this, Morally correct or not. What an Idiot. Good Job to Greg and His Boys, easy bust huh? "

joytotheworld wrote on Mar 3, 2008 7:47 PM:

" Getting scum off the streets IS big news. And also GOOD news! Thanks CCSD! "

cubzman1 wrote on Mar 3, 2008 7:33 PM:

" YAWN Only in Jefferson City would this story, be this big of a deal.
I thought they had caught Osama when I turned on Channel 13 News Saturday night. "

jamieburris wrote on Mar 3, 2008 6:41 PM:

" I just want to say that I am not a devout Christian, but "let he who is without sin throw the first stone" comes to mind... Lets try to remember all of the very recent and brutal and unneccessary shootings we have had in our communities' c-stores. I believe that is a much more pressing issue that demands alot more of ours and our goverment/police's attention. I also remember a flag burning in the accused's yard.. Who wants to own up to that??? This forum is a great community tool, but i notice a lot of abuse going on. PLease remember this man does have a family who never asked for any persecution, which this is. "

finallygothisassinjail1 wrote on Mar 3, 2008 6:00 PM:

" THANK YOU CCSD! It's about time something was finally done to get rid of him! That is completely rediculous starting a "juice bar, cough cough strip joint" in a family-oriented neighborhood. I lived in that same neigborhood years ago, and I was furious at hearing about him creating such a sickening business in a neighborhood where kids would ride their bikes, and play in the street. Thanks again CCSD! "

truthseeker wrote on Mar 3, 2008 5:37 PM:

" I obviously dont have the answers concerning zoning, I just know that something has got be done concerning some legitimate zoning in populated areas of the county. Commonsense tells you there is a big difference in this area and a big field on a 500 acre farm. Same thing with leash laws etc. If you live in a heavily populated area in the county there needs to be some rules. Just so you know this is not only a problem here, there is a similar problem close to Joplin I think. They are fighting it tooth and nail also to keep it from opening there. "

truthseeker wrote on Mar 3, 2008 5:30 PM:

" Yes Justin that is the point I was trying to make. There is a BIG difference in the types of in home businesses. I dont know what the answer would be Go fish, but I think a startin point would be to look at a business and ask does it add to or take away from the original character of the area. Clearly if you have homes in an area, a daycare would be appropriate business while this place wouldnt. You brought up in home tax places. While they may be busier during those months I doubt they have clients coming in all hours of the night etc. People would basically drop off paperwork and come back to get it when it was ready. "

jj wrote on Mar 3, 2008 4:31 PM:

" The investigation has went on for some time, but we dont hear about that, just the final end to it. So im sure there is solid evidence that got them in there and conversations between the Deputies and Barnard, and the girls. The bouncer was arrested for a concealed gun and drinking with a gun. Running a business is one thing,(like the ole dunn) but running one and prostituting is another (like Shakels). Im glad there gone and when the news said the neighborhood applauded that should mean more than anything. Great job CCSD and undercover's that were invoved. "

sweet1 wrote on Mar 3, 2008 4:27 PM:

" I have to say, I have met the guy who owns the business. He actually ran the business out of his house originally, thus the Arden Sr. address. It creeps me out that I have bought jewelry from him before. When he ran the jewelry store, it was located in his basement and his family lived upstairs. I don't know if he still lives there or not with all the new ventures he's started. He began as a resident of the street and gradually opened more and more small businesses each one a little more risque as they went along. "

jj wrote on Mar 3, 2008 4:23 PM:

" For those of you who believe this was some kind of a set up, I feel sorry for you. The Sheriff Department just dint target an innocent business man. There was complaints about prostitution going on. So the investigation began. The complaints came from people who know the owner and what he was doing to customers that had been in there, and were approached by the girls wearing hardly any clothing. Money was negatiated for sex between 2 employees by the owner. The Deputy's were told to bring alcohol and more money for tips. When this sex act occured with the sex toys then they were arrested. There was no set up and NOTHING stinks about it except for the illegal act that was occuringatthisplaceofbusiness!! "

nosieyreader wrote on Mar 3, 2008 4:20 PM:

" I live in that neighbourhood and we have tried tons of time to get this guy to stop opening this store. Because his father had it zoned as a business it can not be rezoned or something in this regard. Anyway a lot of these people have been living their for more than 20-25 years, How would you like to be living there that long to have someone open an adult store?? One of the neighbours who tried to get him out got letters in their mailbox stating how their grandchildren were cute (??) but the cops said there were no evidence and nothing could be done!! THANK YOU to everyone of you who helped and we pray his store is shutdown! "

boxergal wrote on Mar 3, 2008 4:06 PM:

" I am sorry but this is too funny for words. People are concerned about a casino going in and JC has prostitutes handing out business cards in a family restaurant. Sorry, but I agree, this guy was a complete idiot. "

go_fish wrote on Mar 3, 2008 3:47 PM:

" Moral, immoral, legitimate, or not it all still comes back to zoning laws. And with zoning laws, there won't be a legal way to say a house within a residential area can be used for a business, except for strip clubs. I know "juice bar", but let's call it what it is. First amendment won't let you cherry pick what businesses you want next door because you will be infringing on their freedom of expression. And given the way I was randomly approached at a local restaurant (see earlier post below), no "setup" was necessary...it was advertised quite openly, including a business card my friend and I were handed so we could remember her (stripper) name. Geez. "

momom123 wrote on Mar 3, 2008 3:46 PM:

" store like this you really have no choice but to go outside city limits. Jefferson City needs to realize times change, people change, and don't knock what you don't understand. Let someone who is responsible, and intelligent open up a good store in Jefferson City, like Eclectics and you would have these problems. High street would be a great place for one. Places like these that are in downtown areas have dark tinted or covered windows so kids can't see in. That is what is important. This guy just did it all wrong and I aplaud the JC sheriff's department for shutting him down. "

momom123 wrote on Mar 3, 2008 3:41 PM:

" Ok I think it is time someone was finally brave enought to admit it. I like adult toy stores, my husband and I love The ole Un in Columbia. The difference between this store and those is, this guy was an idiot. He was sleezy, and immoral to first of all get away with opening a toy shop in Jefferson City- to win that battle was legendary. The you go and screw it up by bringing in strippers and prostitutes. I do agree, a residential neighborhood was taking it alittle to far. The problem with that is, if someone wanted to open up this type of buisness in Jefferson City, inside city limits, the city would never allow it. Around here if you want a "

midmoguy4 wrote on Mar 3, 2008 3:21 PM:

" An adult novelty/juice bar is totally different from a daycare jewelery store hair salon, tax office or even a church in the neighborhood. For people who dont think so just think if you had a juicebar across the street from your house and your kids play in your front yard. Yeah that would start some great dinner time conversations.

As far as this being a setup or not who cares if they werent doing anything wrong they wouldnt have gotten into trouble and wouldnt all under cover stings setups? "

Justin wrote on Mar 3, 2008 3:03 PM:

" growth and what not in the community. However, that doesnt mean i want it next door to the mall here in Jefferson City, or around the corner from Chucky Cheese in Columbia, or etc... Point being, there is a place for those sorts of businesses, and in the middle of a street full of families and family friendly businesses (daycares) its just rediculous to me that a business like that is ever able to operate in such an area. Again, you want to open a sex shop, a strip club, a casino, or gambling establishment of some sort in my town, then go for it, BUT... have some common courtesy about where you do so. "

Justin wrote on Mar 3, 2008 3:01 PM:

" Yes truth you are correct on both accounts. As for other businesses, for the most part, i dont have an issue with someone running a business from their home if done properly. However im pretty sure selling jewlery or watching children, is not quite as negative an effect on the community that im living in vs. the one that hasnt been open a full year yet, and is already busted for prostotution. Everyone in the area knows the guy is a sleezy type, and what happens? He opens a front, then immediately turns it into a trick house. I can use the casinos fro example. I have no issue with JC having them if it really will help with..... "

ndnlvngcherokee wrote on Mar 3, 2008 2:37 PM:

" go_fish very good point made...i think the only thing that really added to the fire though was the type of place that it was. With all of us being adults anyone can go into an adult store which many have went to places like the Old UN and the Lions Den they have bought gag gift ect from those places but they arent in the middle of a neighborhood full of kids. What adults do in their own time is one thing but to push it out in front of everyone in a neighborhood where kids are at is not exceptable. "

go_fish wrote on Mar 3, 2008 2:21 PM:

" I think you have to view it from the perspective of "would I want a juice bar across the street from my house?" Most would say no. I think the major malfunction is that there were no commercial zoning laws to prevent this from happening. But I think what's good for the goose is good for the gander, so should ALL small businesses be prevented from co-locating in a residential area, and if so, how many feet away? For example, also on West Main, houses converted to businesses in the middle of a block. It's more than a moral judgement. Do I want to deal with the "rush-hour" traffic from a tax preparers office every Jan-April? "

boxergal wrote on Mar 3, 2008 2:21 PM:

" Was this guy from here? Or is he orginally from another area? Just curious. So I guess the jewelry thing was just a cover? We drove out past there the other day and my husband and I both said "how would you like to live across from that". I mean, I have been in some awful neighborhood situations but that beats all. I can just imagine the scuzz that frequented the place. "

truthseeker wrote on Mar 3, 2008 2:19 PM:

" While it may be true it has nothing to do with a casino per say, Many people believe that the casino business leads to a "get rich quick mentality. Which as someone has pointed out this business was seen only as a business opportunity proposition by him, could it also be said he saw this as "get rich quick" business no matter what anyone else in the neighborhood felt about it?
JUSTIN, question, the big daycare center is just that a daycare center and no one lives in it, right? I dont think anyone in the neighborhood had a problem with the other daycares, jewelry store or beauty shop on the street right? The only problem was this particular business right? "

Justin wrote on Mar 3, 2008 1:53 PM:

" Yes Boxer, he did have a jewlery place as well. in fact thats the business they listed in the paper for some reason (golden touch). couldnt find a better place in Jefferson City that would sell you cheap costume jewlery and tell you it was the best if you tried. ;) "

J C Native wrote on Mar 3, 2008 11:58 AM:

" Thanks to everyone who has worked many hours to accomplish this; great law enforcement we have in our city and county! Now, let's keep him from continuing this type business in the neighborhood area. Just does not fit with day care centers, either! Go out in the sticks if you must do this...far from families, etc. And, I agree, this situation has absolutely NOTHING TO DO WITH THE CASINO! No relation whatsoever. I still contend the Casino would benefit our city tremendously! I will vote for it big time and I definitely support it. If you can't control what you spend, then stay out of the place, but don't keep others from enjoying! We need it! "

boxergal wrote on Mar 3, 2008 11:57 AM:

" SURE Winky (wink). Ha!!!!! Do you want their address' too (kidding). I want to know who they are also. "

boxergal wrote on Mar 3, 2008 11:56 AM:

" Amen on the zoning, truth. And I see there is a nice bicycle shop there. I think I know this character. That is know someone that was associated with him. Didn't he sell jewelry too? "

winky615 wrote on Mar 3, 2008 11:54 AM:

" That sounded wrong... I'm interested in their names. Who are they, other than owner Michael Barnard (per Case.net). "

boxergal wrote on Mar 3, 2008 11:53 AM:

" Keep on fighting for what you believe in Justin. Congrats! "

winky615 wrote on Mar 3, 2008 11:51 AM:

" Personally, I'm interested in the 4 persons arrested in this sex sting. "

herewego wrote on Mar 3, 2008 11:49 AM:

" I remember thinking the minute the newspaper articles started that it would be a matter of time before he was shut down. He thumbed his nose at the city council and law enforcement because Arden Dr is just outside of the city limits and there was a limit on what rezoning could do to restrict him. I'm sure the sting op started as retaliatory but if there were illegal activities going on and he allowed them then that's the chance you take with an adult themed business.
This guy has a right to operate his business within the law although doing so in a residential area is a little creepy. We all know that at the very least he is guilty of having no commonsense. "

Justin wrote on Mar 3, 2008 11:42 AM:

" i wont miss the guys business! not at all. What a trashy place to have less than a mile from my home!! I wouldve had no problem if he opened a strip club or sex shop or whatever he wanted in a business district area. but in the middle of my neighborhood. one where there are kids everywhere and families and churches. and one guy says move the daycares to the country?? Lets see... move the established normally family home based business (day cares) or move the strip club that is only in a persons basement b/c they are to sleezy to do it ligitmently, and then end up turning it into a prostitution den?? go figure! "

sweet1 wrote on Mar 3, 2008 11:20 AM:

" Is it just me or are those who are pro-casino posters the 1st ones who tend to mention the argument of prostitution, drunkeness and other illegal activities. I never said that those activities aren't here already. But that's a pretty poor argument to say "well they're here anyway so what the heck." I think there are better arguments involved. Please don't think that is the only reason one is anti-casino.

I doubt that there will be a decline in these areas with the arrival with a casino. "

winky615 wrote on Mar 3, 2008 11:19 AM:

" I don't know why anyone would go to a "juice bar" in a creepy guy's basement anyways. "

MIDMOGUY wrote on Mar 3, 2008 10:38 AM:

" go_fish

were you perhaps at Garfields?

I have two things to say. One it a shame that trashy people would allow this to happen. I don't have a problem with a juice bar in Jefferson City. Everyone is allways complaining that their are daycares around and that it should be out in the country instead of in this guys house. Why don't you move your daycare out in the country and out of your house. This guy had an a business opportunity and he did what he could. He had the same reasons as you home day care owners do. Not enough money. He should have never allowed prostitution to take place in his establishment. "

truthseeker wrote on Mar 3, 2008 10:03 AM:

" Yes Boxer, this is the same guy that wanted to open across from West School. Fortunate for the school and neighbors there, the city actually had regulations already in place at the time. Unfortunate for his neighbors and the community in the county where this is located, the county does not. The county needs to get some zoning in place now. I also think the state needs to have a law that would have prevented this place from being by preschools and churches. "

boxergal wrote on Mar 3, 2008 8:52 AM:

" gobuckeyes - Oh and I bet they were hum dingers (models). ha!!!!!!!!!!! "

boxergal wrote on Mar 3, 2008 8:51 AM:

" This is the same guy that wanted to rent the building on Main across from the elementary school. Now thats brazen. "

go_fish wrote on Mar 3, 2008 8:31 AM:

" I agree with you shinymcshine. The location was an insult to his neighbors and morally corrupt. Otherwise, it was capatalism, a small business. Problem was it moved from the legal to the illegal. And I know this personally because a friend and I were approached at a local restaurant by an employee who thought we were in town doing ice storm debris removal. We were offered to come get a lap dance for $40 and for just a little more we could get something else. I have no doubt what the offer meant and ignored it all. Afterwards the woman returned to her table where her male companion and two small children were waiting...positively sick! "

GoBuckeyes wrote on Mar 3, 2008 8:25 AM:

" WAHOO!!!!!! Now I don't have to see his beautiful "models" whenever I drive/jog down the street. "

shinymcshine wrote on Mar 3, 2008 7:59 AM:

" i couldn't care less about strip clubs in the county. The free market will decide if it will succeed. I'd think most patrons would prefer to go somewhere not in the middle of a neighborhood anyway. How'd you like to have a home for sale on Arden? I noticed one in the paper the other day and thought, "Good luck with THAT one!"
Glad this idiot got popped. Build one in the county, who cares. Just don't jack with neighborhoods. "

boxergal wrote on Mar 3, 2008 7:23 AM:

" a bust a block over where a guy was running an indoor gambling business. And lets not forget the squeeky voice prostitute that roamed the streets or the "red light" district downtown. My first job experience was one at a hospital where there was a hostage situation involving an employee and the swat team was called in. Who are you kidding when you refer to JC as family oriented? This guy deserved to be busted, sting or not. "

boxergal wrote on Mar 3, 2008 7:21 AM:

" And I am originally from a big city. I am a young retiree and so is my husband. And we are far from poor. It would be really close to me if it comes here. And as for the juice bar.....totally insane.
We had strip joints in my city but they were not in a residential setting. Thats the problem with JC and surrounding areas. Too many "grey" areas as far as the county goes. Boy, I can remember when I first moved here (in a very nice area in Cedar Hill School District), the first thing I was told was a certain public school figure's son was robbing homes, then there was the bust a block "

Mac1974 wrote on Mar 2, 2008 11:57 PM:

" I'm from Mayetta, Kansas, Pioneers. We have had a casino there for more than a decade. Know who attends? Retirees, old people and housewives. People you would never see in a strip joint. Don't believe me? Go into one at any time and look around. Anyway, that place shouldn't have been in a residential neighborhood. I'm glad they're coming down on him. Just my two cents. "

webamerica wrote on Mar 2, 2008 11:53 PM:

" A casino has nothing to do with this event. If so, we need to shut down the mo lottery now. Hold people responsible that break the law...period. Don't try to associate any other business with this. A crime can happen at any place, at any time... "

truthseeker wrote on Mar 2, 2008 10:29 PM:

" Thank you to the Sheriffs office on this one! I cant believe anyone can actually condone a place like this being in operation especially in a residential subdivision where at least 1 or 2 daycares are also operating(which by the way were there before this place opened)Now if we can only get some zoning rules in place to prevent this type of issue from happening again in residential areas in the county. I pray that everything was done correctly so this sticks. "

jackofalltrades wrote on Mar 2, 2008 10:28 PM:

" I really do not care if it was aset up, this lunatic owner , if you know him you know what I mean, offered to aloow his establishment to be of prostitution service to these under cover people, I'm sure they watched this going on before they did this , so they had probable cause on their side before they set the sting up. I do not care if we have this in Jefferson City personally , but this man does this in the confines of aneighborhood, totally unacceptable . I hope they take his house from him "

Abomb wrote on Mar 2, 2008 10:11 PM:

" Now where will I go to get juice? "

MrOpinion wrote on Mar 2, 2008 9:55 PM:

" I agree with Mark. It does seem a little suspicious that this place gets shut down after a few months of being open when there was so much controversy in getting it open in the first place. Either way, I'm glad it's shut down because it does not need to be located in a residential area where there are also pre-schools or daycares in the area. Still though... something seems funny on this one. "

ndnlvngcherokee wrote on Mar 2, 2008 8:18 PM:

" pioneers so let me see if i understand what you are saying if a casino comes more of these places will come...please take a look around they are already here...go to columbia you will see them there as well and there no boat there. People have to take responsibility for their own actions. That is part of being an adult. Way I see it this man did a service he group together the ones needing to be put away and made it easy to keep an eye open for something illegal going on for the police depts in our area and they got caught...way to go CCSD and JCPD "

mark_von wrote on Mar 2, 2008 8:15 PM:

" wizen, you will be suprised when the truth comes out on this. Well in this community it wont be a suprise too to many people. This is typical Jefferson city politics. "

pioneers wrote on Mar 2, 2008 8:12 PM:

" Anyone who doesn't realize a casino will result in more places like this being opened out in the county is living in la la land. The person who opened this establishment saw an opportunity to make money. Others will see the people going to the casino as potential customers, and will open more of these.

"

JLSTLMN wrote on Mar 2, 2008 7:35 PM:

" A juice bar - exotic dancers - prostitution. But don't let a casino open, the wholesome atmosphere of the city may be lost.

I must be missing something here. "

wizen wrote on Mar 2, 2008 6:13 PM:

" I'm glad that local law enforcement are keeping an eye on this place. It's very concerning that this place of business is in a residential area, with little kids running around while these "customers" have their "juice" in this guy's converted garage. I hope the police routinely check IDs at that place. I wouldn't be surprised to find out there are people frequenting it who are on certain criminal offender lists. "

mark_von wrote on Mar 2, 2008 5:58 PM:

" Am I the only one here that see's a set up here? With all the publicity surrounding this thing opening, you had to know it would be a matter of time before law enforcement found a way to shut it down. "

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