2 Bottle Clubs Raided, Multiple Arrests Made

Eleven people face criminal charges after the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office and two state agencies conducted an early Saturday morning raid on two Tampa bottle clubs.

The raids targeted the GLO Ultra Lounge, 8831 W. Hillsborough Ave., and ‘Til Dawn, 8205 N. Dale Mabry Highway. In addition to the sheriff’s office, the Florida Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco and the Florida Probation and Parole division provided assistance.

“Sheriff David Gee organized this investigation due to the continued threat Glo Ultra Lounge and a similar club ‘Til Dawn pose to the safety and well-being of the surrounding residential and business community in the area,” the sheriff’s office stated in an email to media.

Bottle clubs are licensed to allow patrons to bring their own alcohol inside, but they are prohibited by law from selling alcoholic beverages.

During the raids, GLO Ultra owner and manager Carlos Guzman and ‘Til Dawn manager William Rich were both charged with selling alcohol without a license.

At GLO Ultra, deputies say they seized 32 bottles of alcoholic beverages, 11 baggies of cocaine weighing a combined 9.2 grams and one baggy of prescription bills weighing 11 grams that were discarded by patrons. At ‘Til Dawn, deputies seized 50 bottles of alcohol.

“Sheriff David Gee’s number one priority is to protect the citizens of Hillsborough County by reducing violent crime, therefore he will continue to make sure these types of havens of violent criminal activity and who’s owners refuse to help reduce criminal activity within their businesses are shut down,” the email stated.

The following arrests were made at ‘Til Dawn:

• Andre Wilson DOB: 03/04/66, Delivery of cocaine, two counts; delivery of MDMA, possession of MDMA (warrant)
• Kareem R. Nurse Brockett DOB: 7/21/81, Possession of marijuana (<20g)
• William Rich DOB: 3/13/71, Sale Alcohol Without a License (Notice to Appear)

The following arrests were made at GLO Ultra Lounge:

• Rolando Clemente DOB: 06/30/90, Sell Alcohol Without a License (Notice to Appear)
• Carlos Guzman DOB: 01/31/64, Sell Alcohol Without a License (Notice to Appear)
• Luz Maria Perez DOB: 03/10/73, Possession and delivery of cocaine, two counts, (warrant)
• William Perez-Quinones DOB:11/07/72, Delivery of cocaine, conspiracy to deliver cocaine (warrant)
• Angel Pacheco DOB: 04/03/82, Battery on a Law Enforcement Officer, resist with violence, possession/display suspended driver’s license
• Christopher Kenney DOB: 05/02/83, Possession of cocaine, delivery of cocaine
• Kristina Sanchez DOB: 08/02/88, Possession of marijuana <20g, possession of drug paraphernalia
• Kevin McKissack DOB: 06/10/81, Non-payment of child support (warrant)

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