Strip Club Fight Leads To Charges In Fair Lawn Man’s Death

LODI, NJ — A 38-year-old Fair Lawn man is dead after he was hit by a car outside the famed Satin Dolls strip club Saturday morning. Five people have been charged with aggravated manslaughter for the altercation that left him lying in the street.

The Bergen County Prosecutor began an investigation Saturday into the death of 38-year-old Marko Guberovic after they found a man who had been hit by a car in the area of 240 Route 17 South. Guberovic was pronounced dead at the scene.

The investigation found that Guberovic had been in a fight with five men at the club made famous by The Sopranos prior to being hit by a car. According to the Prosecutor's Office, the altercation involved Ardian Hoti, Fero Hoti, Julio Pena, Christian Reyes and Kevin Agudelo, all of Ridgefield Park.

The altercation left Guberovic "incapacitated" in the left lane of Route 17 South, and the five men did nothing to remove him from the road, authorities said. Guberovic was eventually struck by a car, which killed him, the Prosecutor's Office said.

Pena, Reyes and Agudelo were arrested in Ridgefield Park on Sunday, while both Hoti's were arrested in West Hempstead, New York. All five are charged with aggravated manslaughter and endangering an injured victim, the Prosecutor's Office announced.

Ardian and Fero Hoti were taken to the Nassau County Correctional Center where they await extradition proceedings. Pena, Reyes and Agudelo were taken to Bergen County Jail.

A GoFundMe page has been set up to pay for funeral expenses, according to the organizers.

"He was the most genuine soul and will be dearly missed by so many," they wrote.

"If you knew Marko, you know he would give you the shirt off his back for anyone in need without hesitating. His kindness was unmatched. "

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