Per MNPD, the security guards who fired in the deadly Cloud IX shooting have claimed they shot in self defense. They said they were involved in a verbal argument inside the hookah bar with McClain when he was asked to leave. They fired outside when he was alleged to have shot at them. That self defense claim is under investigation. There were four security guards present, listed below – and upon our ENN investigation, only 2 of the four were licensed to be an active security guard (armed OR unarmed)…
Day: December 12, 2017
Katie Quackenbush vs. WSMV: “F**k the hillbilly news there”
Last Thursday, Dec 7th, Katie Quackenbush’s father (Jesse) emailed WSMV journalist Kara Apel about a story that she published. He said that she was “pathetic” and hoped that “someday you find yourself confronted by a psychotic man threatening to kill you on a dark street”. Katie Quackenbush is charged with the attempted murder of Gerald Melton. Then things got interesting. Apel forwarded the email to WSMV lawyers, who replied with essentially a cease and desist notice, inferring that further direct contact would escalate things legally after the notice to stop.…
Inside Cloud IX: Selling Marijuana Edibles Openly, Gambling, Fireworks, Free Liquor & More
We put out a request for readers to send in their videos of what really goes on inside Cloud IX, and we got hundreds of responses. We’ll highlight some of them here – some may surprise you. Here’s what’s really happening inside Cloud IX in East Nashville. We simply asked for violations and got all these in less than 24 hours, Metro, MNPD, the fire marshal, codes, and the ABC board have had nearly a year – what’s their excuse? Openly selling marijuana edibles. With the iron-clad security, pat downs, &…