An East Side barbershop that city officials say doubled as an illegal after-hours club where police routinely responded to complaints of gunfire and other problems has been shut down by court order.
Franklin County Environmental Court on Thursday granted the request of Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein s office to issue a restraining order, temporarily vacating and shuttering the barbershop, which is located in the middle of a small commercial strip center at 3301-3309 East Main Street. The center at one point also housed a carryout and a tax preparation business, but the barbershop was the only operating business.
According to the city attorney s office, the barbershop also served as a front for an illicit night club serving alcohol without a liquor permit and an apparent haven for alcohol, drugs, public disturbances and violence.