DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

The Public Ministry’s request for pretrial detention against the JetSet Club managers, sister and brother Maribel and Antonio Espaillat, is largely built on the testimonies of two employees of the Jet Set nightclub, Gregorio Adames Arias (known as Gregory) and Manuel Jiménez Mateo. Both witnesses claim they repeatedly warned the owners about the deteriorating condition of the venue’s roof and described gross mismanagement that preceded the tragic collapse that resulted in the death of at least 236.

According to documents obtained by Noticias SIN, Adames has become the prosecution’s key witness, offering to the state prosecutors a chilling account of events on the night of 7 April 2025, when the roof of the iconic nightclub caved in during a concert by merengue star Rubby Pérez.

Gregory Adames revealed he had tried to stop the concert due to the visible damage to the ceiling...