Man Arrested For Operating Illegal Bar In Georgetown

The bar was the scene of a fatal shooting in which 22-year-old Iyanla Walker was killed on December 23rd.

The operator of an illegal bar in Georgetown has been arrested.

39-year-old Ronnel Rice was charged with unlawful possession of liquor in a place of business after he was found illegally operating The Hush Lounge on Handy Hill Drive in the Dunbar Community.

The bar was the scene of a fatal shooting in which 22-year-old Iyanla Walker was killed on December 23rd.

Authorities then executed a search warrant at the lounge leading to Rice’s arrest. He is now being held at the Georgetown County Detention Center awaiting a bond hearing.