“It just doesn’t make any sense, with all the bad stuff that’s going on in the city,” Lopez said. Harris said no drugs were found, and none of those arrested face narcotics charges. Ironically, Franklin's election and re-election campaigns were headquartered in space adjoining the leather bar. The raid, conducted by the vice squad, was a result of a tip sent to Mayor Shirley Franklin's office alleging “illicit sex” at The Eagle, Harris said. They were going from patron to patron, having everyone turn out their pockets.”ĭanni Lynn Harris, Atlanta Police's liaison to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered community, said the volume of complaints she's received from Eagle customers suggest an investigation is warranted. In a statement released early Friday evening, the APD said the city 'received several complaints with descriptive information about alleged criminal conduct at the Atlanta Eagle Club located at 306 Ponce De Leon.'Įagle co-owner Robert Kelley was among those arrested Thursday, and six of the eight remained behind bars until late Friday afternoon, when two Atlanta City Council candidates, Miguel Gallegos and Shelitha Robertson, intervened, contacting a judge who then set bail.Įagle bartender Chris Lopez said, “Before I knew it I was being handcuffed to.
