Antonio Espaillat, the owner of a Dominican Republic nightclub where more than 200 people died after the establishment’s roof ...

Antonio Espaillat was arrested after evidence showed he ignored suggestions he cancel the concert — where 236 people died — because the roof was in danger of collapsing.

The preliminary official report on the collapse of the roof of the JetSet Club on 8 April 2025 with at least 236 dead and ...

Jet Set nightclub owner Antonio Espaillat has been arrested and charged with involuntary homicide over the deadly nightclub roof collapse in April.

Antonio Espaillat and his sister Maribel Espaillat were taken into custody Thursday, June 12, the Associated Press reported. Authorities have 48 hours to bring charges before a judge.

The owner, Antonio Espaillat, a wealthy businessman whose family also owns a chain of radio stations, appeared before the attorney general’s office in the capital, Santo Domingo, on Thursday ...

A damning report by the Attorney General’s Office has exposed the venue’s poor maintenance. A judge will decide on Wednesday whether the nightclub owners will remain in pretrial detention ...

The roof of Jet Set club, owned by Antonio Espaillat and his sister Maribel Espaillat, collapsed in the early hours of April 8 during a concert by merengue star Rubby Perez. The prosecutor's ...

In total, 236 people were killed, with more than 180 people injured in the deadly incident. Dominican Republic’s Attorney General’s Office said on Thursday that Antonio Espaillat and Maribel ...

Antonio Espaillat and his sister Maribel Espaillat have not been charged in the case, although authorities have 48 hours to present any charges before a judge.

Authorities in the Dominican Republic have arrested Antonio Espaillat, owner of the Jet Set nightclub in Santo Domingo, and his sister Maribel Espaillat, as part of an investigation into the Apr ...

<p>Santo Domingo.- Almost 24 hours after his arrest, Antonio Espaillat—owner of the Jet Set nightclub—met with his legal team at the Ciudad Nueva Palace of Justice, where they reported he is in good ...