Troubled Mullins nightclub temporarily shut down

The Living Room Nightclub /Tonya Brown

SC Circuit Court Judge William Seales granted the City of Mullins a temporary injunction during a hearing last week to shut down the Living Room nightclub, according to Captain Joe Graham with Mullins police.

Twelfth Circuit Solicitor Ed Clements said he filed the petition for a temporary injunction in January on behalf of the City of Mullins as a special prosecutor.

The petition says, "Since October 2013 there have been three shootings at the Living Room Club including the murder of Keith Anthony Broome on New Year's Eve of 2015. In addition, the Living Room Club has been the source of numerous assaults and thefts. On a regular basis the police are called to the Living Room Club for loud noise and disturbances of the peace. On several occasions police officers have witnessed the presence of unlawful controlled substances and drug paraphernalia in the Living Room and on its premises."

According to the petition, "The owners and employers of the Living Room Club do not cooperate with police when we are investigating a crime which either occurred in the Club or in the parking lot. Members of the community are intimidated by the Living Room Club's owners and are reluctant to testify as to crimes which occur in the Club."

The petition says that public records with the Register of Deeds for Marion County reveal that the title to the real property where the Living Room is located is held by Cynthia Williams.

Graham said Williams' brother, Richard Williams, is also a co-owner of the club.

Keith Broome wasshot and killed at the club in the early morning hours of New Year's Day. Police said Sherman Henry, Jr., 28, has been charged in Broome's murder.

Broome's mother and sister said they're relieved knowing the club is closed for now.

"I just feel like the club should come to an end, just like my son's life came to an end, " said Gracie Broome, Keith Broome's mother.

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Troubled Mullins nightclub temporarily shut down