Antonio Espaillat, the owner of a Dominican Republic nightclub where more than 200 people died after the establishment’s roof collapsed in April, has been arrested.

The owner of a nightclub in the Dominican Republic, whose roof collapsed in April and killed 236 people, was arrested Thursday along with his sister. Antonio Espaillat and Maribel Espaillat have ...

An aerial view of the Jet Set nightclub days after its roof collapsed, killing more than 200 people, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Friday, April 11, 2025. Matias Delacroix / AP ...

Antonio Espaillat and his sister, Maribel Espailla, the owners of the Dominican Republic's Jet Set nightclub, where 236 people died in April, have been arrested.

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.

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 (AP) — 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 ...

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. Antonio Espaillat and Maribel Espaillat ...

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.