614Buckeye
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I made an account to talk about this case. I live maybe 2 miles from the Ugly Tuna and the Gateway area. It was my roommate's favorite bar for a couple years. I have a couple of things to add that I haven't seen mentioned in the two previous threads. Every weekend that I've ever been to this bar, there are uniformed police at the top of the escalators. I have been to Ugly Tuna probably 12 times in the last two years. In the Surveillance Footage from that night, the "security guards" people keep mentioning are 100% uniformed Columbus Police Department Officers. That is the uniform of the CPD, so they aren't "security guards" they are actual police officers. I also find it hard to believe that with the police officers so close to the top of the escalator that they would not notice Brian sneak into the construction zone just mere feet from them, which leads me to believe he returned to the bar. The old construction zone was straight ahead of the escalator, and the bar entrance is to the right. The police as essentially standing at the top of the escalator looking towards the bar as people arrive at the top. They would have seen the entire upper landing, so no one could have gone into the construction zone without them noticing.
Secondly, Clint Florence. I know there is a ton of speculation about him and his role in all of this, but I believe it is most simply summed up with the following: after Brian's mother's death, Brian and Clint may have gotten involved in taking prescription drugs from the hospital or medical facilities they were studying/interning at. Brian could have been taking them to deal with his grief, or was just in a dark place and got a rush from selling or taking these kinds of drugs. Clint could have been involved directly, or just didn't want to ruin his friend's reputation, and so he withheld that information. I also believe that Clint would have been expelled from the medical program if this had come to light, and therefore had asked for immunity from legal trouble from the school and the police.
I learned about this case recently, but I'm so familiar with the area that I find it absolutely fascinating. One more thought on my first post is that back in 2006 that area was really rough. There was a very well known gang that operated in this area called the Short North Posse (Ugly Tuna is on the very north end of what I'd consider 'The Short North'). In 2006, ten of them were arrested on a variety of charges. many more were just arrested and convicted in January and May of 2017. There was a large block of forty that were convicted in 1995. As I said, it was the most well known gang downtown and they were involved in all kinds of crime, including many many murders. Here is an article with information on them: http://www.columbusmonthly.com/lifestyle/20170307/short-north-posses-last-stand
If anyone has specific questions about the area or The Ugly Tuna bar as it is today I can try to help.
Secondly, Clint Florence. I know there is a ton of speculation about him and his role in all of this, but I believe it is most simply summed up with the following: after Brian's mother's death, Brian and Clint may have gotten involved in taking prescription drugs from the hospital or medical facilities they were studying/interning at. Brian could have been taking them to deal with his grief, or was just in a dark place and got a rush from selling or taking these kinds of drugs. Clint could have been involved directly, or just didn't want to ruin his friend's reputation, and so he withheld that information. I also believe that Clint would have been expelled from the medical program if this had come to light, and therefore had asked for immunity from legal trouble from the school and the police.
I learned about this case recently, but I'm so familiar with the area that I find it absolutely fascinating. One more thought on my first post is that back in 2006 that area was really rough. There was a very well known gang that operated in this area called the Short North Posse (Ugly Tuna is on the very north end of what I'd consider 'The Short North'). In 2006, ten of them were arrested on a variety of charges. many more were just arrested and convicted in January and May of 2017. There was a large block of forty that were convicted in 1995. As I said, it was the most well known gang downtown and they were involved in all kinds of crime, including many many murders. Here is an article with information on them: http://www.columbusmonthly.com/lifestyle/20170307/short-north-posses-last-stand
If anyone has specific questions about the area or The Ugly Tuna bar as it is today I can try to help.