Lyndell Leroy Price indicted for conspiracy, linked to Bar 5015 fire

Former Turkey Leg Hut owner faces multiple charges and potential lengthy prison time for orchestrating a bar explosion in Houston, showcasing a troubling downslide.

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Cause And Effect

Details Surrounding the Bar 5015 Arson Incident

Lynn recruited a group of accomplices who poured gasoline at the Third Ward bar's entrance ramp and set it ablaze.
Prosecutors
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Key Facts
  • The arson occurred on June 12, 2020, when Bar 5015 erupted in flames, leading firefighters to report a debris field and several small fires.Click2Houston
  • FBI and local police conducted an investigation that led to the indictments of Price and accomplices for their roles in the incident.Chron
  • Price allegedly recruited accomplices to pour gasoline at Bar 5015's entrance ramp and set it ablaze, with accusations of compensation for the act.Chron
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Result

Legal Consequences for Price and Accomplices

Maximum potential prison sentence
25
Usatoday
Key Facts
  • Price, along with William and John Price, face multiple charges including conspiracy to commit arson, potentially resulting in lengthy prison sentences.Usatoday
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Related Incident

Price's Troubled Business Legacy and Its Aftermath

Rogers sued Price and his then-wife Nakia Holmes, weeks after the Bar 5015 explosion.
Steve Rogers
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Year restaurant shuttered
2024
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Key Facts
  • Bar 5015 is owned by Steve Rogers, a former business partner of Lyndell Price, who filed a lawsuit against Price after the explosion.Chron
  • The Turkey Leg Hut restaurant faced challenges and shuttered in 2024, with Price transitioning to launch The Oyster Hut seafood venture.Chron
  • Price's arrest appears to underscore a turbulent path leading from success to legal trouble stemming from multiple company connections.Usatoday
Background Context

Background on Lyndell Price's Indictment

Number of counts in the indictment
3
Click2Houston
Key Facts
  • Lyndell Leroy Price, former owner of The Turkey Leg Hut, has been indicted on three federal charges and is in custody until a detention hearing on Thursday.Click2Houston
  • The three-count indictment alleges Price and Armani Williams conspired to commit arson at Bar 5015 in June 2020.Click2Houston
  • Between April 20-23, 2020, Price and Williams allegedly directed the destruction of a stolen 1975 Chevy Nova by fire using cell phones.Click2HoustonChron
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