MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. — More than a dozen FBI agents and other federal law enforcement agencies, including the Internal Revenue Service, served search warrants on a popular Milledgeville nightclub Tuesday morning.

Boxes of what was believed to be evidence were taken out of the nightclub, known as Capital City. It is located near the intersection of Hancock and Wayne streets in downtown Milledgeville.

The business is owned by Bgrg, Inc., which operates as Capital City/119 Chops, according to records filed at Milledgeville City Hall.

The owner of the two business properties at 119 S. Wayne St. is listed as Eugene “Trey” Britt, city records show.

James Burton Stafford, of Savannah, is listed as the owner of the corporation, according to city documents. Stafford is also listed on the city-issued alcoholic beverage licenses for the businesses.

The city’s occupational tax license also is in Stafford’s name.

The FBI has remained tight-lipped about the ongoing investigation.

The Union-Recorder was unsuccessful in getting additional information about the probe. Contacted at his office in Atlanta on Tuesday afternoon, FBI Special Agent Stephen Emmett said he could not discuss details at this time.

“The FBI, along with our IRS partners, have executed several federal search warrants throughout the state in conjunction with an ongoing federal investigation,” Emmett said via email.

In addition to search warrants served against the two businesses in Milledgeville, warrants also were served in Statesboro, Valdosta and Tifton, according to Emmett.

It is not known whether any arrests have been made in connection with the case or how or whether the cases are connected.

FBI agents and other federal law enforcement converged on the downtown businesses about 8 a.m., according to local business owners.

Yellow crime scene tape was placed around the front and rear of the large building where Capital City and Chops is located.

Commander Wesley Nunn of the Ocmulgee Drug Task Force and another one of his agents also were seen talking with federal agents at the scene of the raid.

The nightclub has been the site of several protests in the past by college students and others in Milledgeville, who have alleged racial discrimination. Nightclub officials declined comment on the allegations when reached for comment in 2015.

The nightclub gained national attention in March 2010 amid allegations by a female college student that NFL quarterback Ben Roethlisberger sexually assaulted her in the bathroom of the establishment. He was never charged or questioned in the investigation.

When Morgan Phelps, a junior at Georgia College found out about Tuesday’s FBI raid on the businesses she immediately went there to see for herself.

“I heard about it on Facebook that Capital City was closed down, so it made me very sad and I came over in my Capital City shirt to show support for the business,” Phelps said. “Me and my friends come over here all the time, every Thursday, Friday and Saturday. 

More than a dozen FBI agents and other federal law enforcement agencies, including the Internal Revenue Service, served search warrants on a popular Milledgeville nightclub Tuesday morning.

Boxes of what was believed to be evidence were taken out of the nightclub, known as Capital City. It is located near the intersection of Hancock and Wayne streets in downtown Milledgeville.

The business is owned by Bgrg, Inc., which operates as Capital City/119 Chops, according to records filed at Milledgeville City Hall.

The owner of the two business properties at 119 S. Wayne St. is listed as Eugene “Trey” Britt, city records show.

James Burton Stafford, of Savannah, is listed as the owner of the corporation, according to city documents. Stafford is also listed on the city-issued alcoholic beverage licenses for the businesses.

The city’s occupational tax license also is in Stafford’s name.

The FBI has remained tight-lipped about the ongoing investigation.

The Union-Recorder was unsuccessful in getting additional information about the probe. Contacted at his office in Atlanta on Tuesday afternoon, FBI Special Agent Stephen Emmett said he could not discuss details at this time.

“The FBI, along with our IRS partners, have executed several federal search warrants throughout the state in conjunction with an ongoing federal investigation,” Emmett said via email.

In addition to search warrants served against the two businesses in Milledgeville, warrants also were served in Statesboro, Valdosta and Tifton, according to Emmett.

It is not known whether any arrests have been made in connection with the case or how or whether the cases are connected.

FBI agents and other federal law enforcement converged on the downtown businesses about 8 a.m., according to local business owners.

Yellow crime scene tape was placed around the front and rear of the large building where Capital City and Chops is located.

Commander Wesley Nunn of the Ocmulgee Drug Task Force and another one of his agents also were seen talking with federal agents at the scene of the raid.

The nightclub has been the site of several protests in the past by college students and others in Milledgeville, who have alleged racial discrimination. Nightclub officials declined comment on the allegations when reached for comment in 2015.

The nightclub gained national attention in March 2010 amid allegations by a female college student that NFL quarterback Ben Roethlisberger sexually assaulted her in the bathroom of the establishment. He was never charged or questioned in the investigation.

When Morgan Phelps, a junior at Georgia College found out about Tuesday’s FBI raid on the businesses she immediately went there to see for herself.

“I heard about it on Facebook that Capital City was closed down, so it made me very sad and I came over in my Capital City shirt to show support for the business,” Phelps said. “Me and my friends come over here all the time, every Thursday, Friday and Saturday. 

More than a dozen FBI agents and other federal law enforcement agencies, including the Internal Revenue Service, served search warrants on a popular Milledgeville nightclub Tuesday morning.

Boxes of what was believed to be evidence were taken out of the nightclub, known as Capital City. It is located near the intersection of Hancock and Wayne streets in downtown Milledgeville.

The business is owned by Bgrg, Inc., which operates as Capital City/119 Chops, according to records filed at Milledgeville City Hall.

The owner of the two business properties at 119 S. Wayne St. is listed as Eugene “Trey” Britt, city records show.

James Burton Stafford, of Savannah, is listed as the owner of the corporation, according to city documents. Stafford is also listed on the city-issued alcoholic beverage licenses for the businesses.

The city’s occupational tax license also is in Stafford’s name.

The FBI has remained tight-lipped about the ongoing investigation.

The Union-Recorder was unsuccessful in getting additional information about the probe. Contacted at his office in Atlanta on Tuesday afternoon, FBI Special Agent Stephen Emmett said he could not discuss details at this time.

“The FBI, along with our IRS partners, have executed several federal search warrants throughout the state in conjunction with an ongoing federal investigation,” Emmett said via email.

In addition to search warrants served against the two businesses in Milledgeville, warrants also were served in Statesboro, Valdosta and Tifton, according to Emmett.

It is not known whether any arrests have been made in connection with the case or how or whether the cases are connected.

FBI agents and other federal law enforcement converged on the downtown businesses about 8 a.m., according to local business owners.

Yellow crime scene tape was placed around the front and rear of the large building where Capital City and Chops is located.

Commander Wesley Nunn of the Ocmulgee Drug Task Force and another one of his agents also were seen talking with federal agents at the scene of the raid.

The nightclub has been the site of several protests in the past by college students and others in Milledgeville, who have alleged racial discrimination. Nightclub officials declined comment on the allegations when reached for comment in 2015.

The nightclub gained national attention in March 2010 amid allegations by a female college student that NFL quarterback Ben Roethlisberger sexually assaulted her in the bathroom of the establishment. He was never charged or questioned in the investigation.

When Morgan Phelps, a junior at Georgia College found out about Tuesday’s FBI raid on the businesses she immediately went there to see for herself.

“I heard about it on Facebook that Capital City was closed down, so it made me very sad and I came over in my Capital City shirt to show support for the business,” Phelps said. “Me and my friends come over here all the time, every Thursday, Friday and Saturday.