The Texas Alcohol and Beverage Commission tells 12 News they are joining the Port Arthur Police Department in investigating a weekend stabbing at a Port Arthur nightclub.
Police say workers at Club Tiffany's could face criminal charges for tampering with evidence after a 32-year-old man was stabbed overnight Saturday. The stabbing victim showed up at Christus Hospital St. Mary early Sunday morning.
Club Tiffany's is located at the 1000 Block of Houston, and workers there told police nothing happened in the club. Investigators, however, say they found evidence that the stabbing happened in the restroom.
They say that witnesses report seeing club workers clean up a large amount of blood and putting evidence in the trash.
They say charges for tampering with physical evidence are pending.
12 News Reporter Liz McKernan has more on the story.
It's a quiet Monday afternoon on Houston Avenue in Port Arthur, but residents near Club Tiffany said its anything but - when the club opens its doors.
"I know I'm not the only one in this area that is complaining about it" said a neighboring resident.
Neighbors we talked to did not want to go on-camera about the problems stemming from the club - but they said the noise alone from the business affects their lives whenever its open.
"Its very irritating. My bedroom faces and actually gets the music from the club, and you can feel the vibrating from it. I just feel that something needs to be done about it" said the concerned resident.
Police were called out to the club early Sunday morning after a stabbing victim arrived at Christus Hospital St. Mary. Authorities said around that time, they also responded to calls of a fight.
Employees of the club told officers no one had fought inside, but after talking with witnesses, police found evidence of a crime scene near the bathroom. Authorities said a large pool of blood had been cleaned up in that area. Police are now investigating whether evidence had been tampered with in the assault.
Club owner Gerald Hatch declined comment on the advice of his lawyer.
"I don't want to see anybody actually lose their business, but at the same time, you're not giving us the respect with all the noise going on" said the neighbor.
Police said they are still looking for the attacker in the stabbing. Club Tiffany employees had been accused of tampering with evidence in the past in a 2007 shooting death at the club. All charges were dropped however, after employees testified in that murder trial.
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