Charges from Eagle raid still pending as trial date set
A trial date for charges stemming from the Eagle raid was set for January
As the AJC reported this morning, city prosecutors and lawyers for the Atlanta Eagle were in Atlanta Municipal Court bright and early this morning to face off over a set of misdemeanor charges against eight of the gay bar’s employees and dancers stemming from a now-notorious Sept. 10 police raid.
Not much happened. A January trial date was set, but that’s unlikely to happen. Chances are, the case will be resolved before the Nov. 3 arraignment, when the city is scheduled to file formal charges.
There had been rumors that the city would simply dismiss all charges as a way to avoid prolonging the public-relations headache caused by the heavy-handed, commando-style raid. The fact that this didn’t happen suggests that police don’t want the added embarrassment of going away empty-handed, but instead are holding out for a plea bargain.