Omaha bar owner who fatally shot protester is evicted from downtown property

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Omaha World Herald

By Cindy Gonzalez

The owners of the downtown Omaha property in which The Hive bar operated said Tuesday that they have evicted the tavern operator, Jake Gardner.

Contacted by The World-Herald, the property owners, who said they have been the target of threats, said neither The Hive nor the Gatsby would be allowed to open again in the space in the building near 12th and Harney Streets.

Gardner, 38, was a tenant who owned the side-by-side Gatsby and The Hive operations.

Gardner fatally shot 22-year-old James Scurlock on Saturday night during a demonstration in downtown Omaha. Monday, Douglas County Attorney Don Kleine announced in a press conference that Gardner would not be charged in the shooting. Kleine said he and other law enforcement officials concluded that Gardner had acted in self-defense when he shot and killed Scurlock. Gardner still could face misdemeanor charges or citations in the incident.



A police officer walks west on Harney Street in front of The Hive and the Gatsby near 12th and Harney Streets. The owners of the building said Tuesday that the operator of the bars, Jake Gardner, has been evicted.

CHRIS MACHIAN/THE WORLD-HERALD


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[MLAA]

1. Good!

[sfstaxprep]

2. Awesome! nt

[KWR65]

3. The business has not been evicted. They would have to go to court to do that.

They may be able to terminate a lease with notice, but that is not a court ordered eviction.

[George II]

4. Most business leases are terminable with 30 days notice.

[KWR65]

5. That is still not an eviction. It is just a termination of the lease.

The writer of this news article is incorrect on what they are reporting.

[pwb]

10. Maybe there is a no gun shot policy.

The owners are liable for any shots fired especially if any left the property. This isn't over

[Ford_Prefect]

17. Liability clause to protect the building owners against dangerous situations

arising from the behavior of the tenant. No warning needed, no 30 days to resolve differences, no ifs, ands, or buts. His behavior put their property at risk. That is more than sufficient and quite normal in commercial rentals.

[christx30]

25. With many businesses being burned to the ground,

sounds like the building owner owes the bar owner a huge debt of thanks. The building stands at this time. No promises about tomorrow. Seems to me a deal should be worked out. They could be fighting over a pile of ashes.

[Yeehah]

27. Send the reporter a helpful email

To vent your outrage.

[whopis01]

15. The article says that he was late on payments and there were other issues.

So it appears that this may have already been in process.

[oldsoftie]

24. Around here you still cant get a damn court date to evict someone.

I have one tenant riding that shit train to the end of the tracks. State Supreme Court has all courts shut down until at least 6/13, and THEN you're in line in order of filing the notice to evict. And no, she's not delinquent because of Covid.

[whopis01]

26. Chances are that they just served the notice to quit

but it does sound like it has been going on a while, so who knows?

[Progressive Jones]

22. Let's not quibble over a word. Would "Thrown out on his sorry MAGA ass" work? nt

[Jamastiene]

28. That works for me. n/t

[greenjar_01]

6. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes, riiiiight?

Fool didn't have to be out there trying to start shit.

[marble falls]

7. Its a start.

[Judi Lynn]

8. Bless the property owner. Thank you, Omaha Steve. n/t

[iluvtennis]

13. Ditto. nt

[Aristus]

9. Don't be upset, Gardner; the owner is just protecting his property!

[Nevilledog]

11. +1

[greenjar_01]

12. Got 'em

[Loubee]

14. Hard to defend yourself against looting accusation

when you are dead.

[hibbing]

16. He's a bigoted homophobic Trumpster n/t

[Ellipsis]

18. He's fled the city is my understanding.

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

19. Hmmm

Regarding:

The owners of the downtown Omaha property in which The Hive bar operated said Tuesday that they have evicted the tavern operator, Jake Gardner.

Perhaps the property owners did say that. That was probably not what they actually did.

Eviction is generally the action to remove the tenant after a lease is terminated. The news article here does not say if the lease was previously terminated. Perhaps the actual event being reported is that the property owners have giving the bar owners notice to quit.

I suspect this is due to threats received by the property owners and possibly due to their genuine feelings or perhaps simply as an act of public relations. The bar owner, Jake Gardner, may have negotiated this with the owners. Closing the 2 bars takes him out of the eye of the some of the public who clearly hate him. This also leaves the property owner in a good light with the community.

[progressoid]

21. I've read elsewhere that his lease was terminated.

However, I don't know when that happened - pre or post shooting.

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

23. Either way it's probably best for all parties.

[Initech]

20. And nothing of value was lost!