The University of Missouri student who went missing after being kicked out of a Nashville bar was served only one drink before he was asked to leave country music star Luke Bryan’s bar, the owners said.
Luke’s 32 Bridge + Drink and its owner, TC Restaurant Group, said in a statement that Riley Strain, 22, was served one alcoholic drink and two waters while at the downtown Nashville bar during a trip with his fraternity for a spring formal.
He was last seen on security video just before 10 p.m. March 8. In the footage, he appears to sway and do a full 360-degree turn before continuing to walk.
Luke’s 32 Bridge + Drink’s statement said that “based on our conduct standards,” Strain was escorted out by security at 9:35 p.m. It did not provide details about Strain’s alleged behavior before he was removed.
The bar’s owners said Strain was escorted out through the Broadway exit at the front of the building. A friend accompanied him down the stairs, according to the statement, but the friend did not leave with Strain, instead returning upstairs to the bar.
Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission communications director Aaron Rummage said earlier this week that the agency was investigating whether Strain was “served alcohol while he was visibly intoxicated.”
The bar said in the statement that it “proactively engaged in communication” with TABC and will continue to do so, as well as provide any records necessary to assist in the investigation.
The bar said it had also “provided detailed information” to the Nashville Metro Police Department in an effort to help locate the missing man.
“This information included all security camera footage, photos of Riley at our establishment with detailed time stamps, transaction records, and staff accounts,” the statement said.
When Strain left the bar, he told his friends he was going to return to his hotel, his stepfather, Chris Whiteid, told NBC affiliate WSMV of Nashville. Whiteid said in an interview on “Top Story with…
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