Dominican Republic's President Luis Abinader (R) and his wife Raquel Arbaje (C) attend the wake of famed merengue singer Rubby Perez, who died after the roof of the Jet Set nightclub where he was ...

On Thursday, June 12, nightclub owner Antonio Espaillat and his sister Maribel Espaillat were arrested and are currently in custody. According to PEOPLE, Dominican authorities now have 48 hours to ...

The owner of an iconic nightclub in the Dominican Republic whose roof collapsed in April and killed 236 people was arrested along with his sister on Thursday. Antonio Espaillat y Maribel Espaillat ...

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — The owner of an iconic nightclub in the Dominican Republic whose roof collapsed in April and killed 236 people was arrested Thursday along with his sister.

Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader previously expressed his condolences in a statement on X. "We deeply regret the tragedy that occurred at the Jet Set nightclub.

The owner of an iconic Dominican Republic nightclub whose roof collapsed in April and killed 235 people was arrested Thursday along with his sister.

An aerial view of the Jet Set nightclub days after its roof collapsed, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on April 11. An investigation into why the roof collapsed is ongoing.