The El Paso County Attorney’s Office reached a settlement with West Central “after-hours club” Lava Lounge to shut down after the club was accused of allowing criminal activity and operating as an unlicensed sexually oriented business, authorities said.
Judge Melissa A. Baeza of County Court at Law No. 3 signed the agreement on Thursday, Dec. 4, between the El Paso County Attorney’s Office and the owners and operators of Lava Lounge to permanently close the establishment, County Attorney Christina Sanchez announced in a news release.
“This agreement permanently terminates an operation that had become a persistent source of violence and illegal activity in our community,” Sanchez said in a statement. “When establishments repeatedly endanger the public and violate state laws, my office will use every tool available, including civil abatement statutes, to protect El Paso residents.”…