The owner of a strip club in Odessa loses his license to serve alcohol just one year after opening the bar.
Jammers Road House got its liquor permit in April 2009, but in March 2010 the Liquor
Control Commission cut them off.
NTV News obtained the history of Jammers Road House from the commission's website. Jammers has never been cited for serving alcohol to a minor. However, there is a citation for a disturbance that happened last July.
The Buffalo County Sheriff's Department issued that citation and a deputy even went to testify in Lincoln before the Liquor Control Commission during a public hearing.
As for details about the disturbance, authorities are staying tight lipped for now since there could be an appeal.
The co-owner and manager of Jammers, William Sheldon, declined an on-camera interview but said he is considering an appeal. He also said he's going to stay open and will perhaps turn Jammers into a juice bar.
When NTV News interviewed him last October, Sheldon indicated it wasn't the alcohol, but rather the exotic dancers, that were bringing in business.
William Sheldon, Jammers Road House co-owner, said, "All of the different advertisements we did brought nobody in and I'd say the first night we had people dancing in here seems like people were on the telephone telling people."
On May 24th, Jammers will no longer be allowed to serve alcohol.
A juice bar featuring exotic dancers, similar to what Sheldon is considering, isn't new to central Nebraska. But, if history repeats itself, it won't survive for long.
Shakers opened on Highway 21 in Cozad just south of the Interstate in March 2008.
Yet, after only six months it closed.
The owner told NTV News business was good and the reason he closed had to do with his landlord. However, neighbors say the parking lot was always empty.
In the meantime, Sheldon is still trying to sell his other property -- The Roman -- on Central Avenue in Kearney.
He closed it last September, but the two storefronts remain vacant. It's listed for about $370 thousand.
Sheldon said despite ushering in shows, wrestling and even burlesque, business was "terrible."
Back in October, when NTV News first interviewed Sheldon, he said he was hoping Jammers would make enough money to cover the Roman's mortgage until it sold.
May 18, 2010
nebraska.tv
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As the Nebraska resident on this board, this doesn't surprise me. The police in Nebraska seem to go out of their way to make sure no strip club survives. And it probably helps that this particular person doesn't seem like a qualified businessman.
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