WAS RILEY R**FIED?! Luke Bryan's Bar Makes REVEALING Statement In Riley Strain's Case

[@DREAMCATCHER33316]

As a former bartender.. the fresh air alone would have helped him greatly. But watching him progress in videos he got worse. So I believe he was spiked

[@Prying-Paula]

He could have appeared to get worse because of that fall if he hit his head on the contrete as it appeared he did.

[@louiseharraway2599]

Did his mates do it to him for a laugh. These frat kids are A holes.

[@louiseharraway2599]

He looks drugged up to me. Alcohol and drugs, did he have any food to eat. He would feel thirsty if drugged, the mouth goes dry.

[@keithangstadt4950]

I think the same thing. Even if he was drunk when he got to the bar, they were there for a few hours. Most of that time he apparently wasn't drinking alcohol. Then he goes for a several hour stumble around the city. He would have sobered up considerably by the time he reached wherever he was lasted tracked to.

[@mel2d2]

I agree.

[@mel2d2]

My partner is a bartender at a restaurant downtown. People get drugged all. The. Time. He’s had morning customers with hospital bracelets on from getting drugged the night before. This has been known by folks who work downtown for always. We’re both really glad it’s finally getting coverage. I’m not saying that anyone is doing anything to keep it quiet, but I will say that tourism is our biggest industry. Do not come here thinking it’s a fun little country town. Shoutout to Garth Brooks who is making sure his new bar will be safe space certified, with coasters that test for roofs, and everything.

[@cindymaggio6537]

garth? you mean luke??

[@Yellowstonewolf]

@@cindymaggio6537No they’re talking about the country singer Garth Brooks who is getting ready to open his new bar in Nashville.

[@Fuzzamajumula]

Oh wow! I always liked Garth. I knew he was a good guy.

[@toria5837]

I think that is awesome and I have heard about Garths new bar.

[@kevinbernatek7875]

@@cindymaggio6537No. they’re talking about Garth and his new bar opening up called “Friends in low places” on Broadway.

[@margarethutchens5463]

I used to work overnights at a 24 hr business. I saw people under the influence of various substances all the time. His behavior was not just too much alcohol. There was something else.

[@Irish_Girl_Colleen]

He slammed his head on a cement pillar.

[@margarethutchens5463]

@Irish_Girl_Colleen yes he did but he wasn't walking right before then which is probably why he slammed his head.

[@kv2723]

​@@Irish_Girl_Colleenthat happened AFTER he was stumbling around and was clearly under the influence of more than alcohol - which is why he fell in the first place. Watch the videos.

[@kv2723]

​@@margarethutchens5463exactly. Ppl are so naive.

[@Christy.1]

Yep I agree. Then seeing the police video out now, and he's walking and talking just fine? Alcohol doesn't wear off in 20 mins to that extreme.

[@bettystone7984]

With friends like these who needs enemies.

[@kellyroethler8710]

That’s true hell they are the enemy. The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

[@Sunshine-lo6vd]

Yup

[@g.w.hampton5525]

@@kellyroethler8710 and the friend of my enemy is my enemy~

[@Jaded_Gemini]

My boyfriend was drugged at the same bar!! And we were even paying attention, but they're SO quick! He is an ER nurse in Nashville, and he said people arrive REGULARLY drugged after being down on Broadway. He himself was drugged last Valentine’s Day when we went out to enjoy some nightlife (we live 45 minutes away in Clarksville).

[@slhickinson43]

I'm glad your boyfriend is o.k

[@vanlifebayou]

Omg. Yep it happens in NOLA also. A scam, typically a male perp puts a woman in to drug the Vic, then they wait and roll the Vic. he was running from someone, if you are drunk you run to or away from someone, you aren’t just running thru Nashville. Who was behind the food truck in the video?

[@shannamcdonough9588]

WOWWEE!!!

[@keeper6458]

That's terrifying

[@Irish_Girl_Colleen]

Why do they drug people? What is the purpose?

[@ninamarquez2717]

Mom talked to him an hour before and he wasn't drunk. I think drink was spiked

[@lizfischer1227]

I thought the same from video. Inebriated does not usually link to lost confused etc. Ppl, esp bartenders, need to know the signs of drugging. Sad so so many people saw this man and nobody then took the initiative to help him

[@Speaktruthalways23]

Agreed.

[@GINANICHOLS-f2w]

I believe that to here where I live that only happens when they are gonna sex traffic someone I’m praying for Rylie with all my heart it also sounds like he was targeted

[@piper_lori-williams-tudhope]

I agree. He was walking very odd. He is 22 and I’m sure that wasn’t the first time he drank. He fell.

[@toria5837]

Not a good name for the bar with them not letting his friend go out with him just leave him on his own

[@Linda-dx4bt]

Why did the friends lie? They have something to hide.

[@keithangstadt4950]

Or they could have been really drunk and didn't remember the chain of events with any reasonable accuracy.

[@ButterflyBlueStraley]

That's why you always make sure one person stays sober, so if something goes crazy every one in the group has help.

[@annettefogleman3145]

They prob weren't real friends and spiked his drink not thinking it would turn to death

[@g.w.hampton5525]

@@annettefogleman3145 That's what I was thinking.. he doesn't look like a party animal or a good wingman for picking up girls so why not play a trick on him to get him out of the picture. Anyone who knows the ways of stupid manboys know that this is EXACTLY what they are likely to do.

[@JackTavern629]

His friends saying the bar didn't let them leave, doesn't make any sense to me. How can an establishment hold you hostage?

[@stichclark3980]

They can't. Because that's kidnapping.

[@JackTavern629]

@@stichclark3980 agreed. So I'm not too sure why the friends keep repeating that the bar wouldn't let them leave with Riley. This whole case has very bad optics, and his friends don't seem much better.

[@TheDriftwoodlover]

I would guess they were made to settle their tabs. They are making it dramatic “wouldn’t let us leave.”

[@elizabethwitt2621]

They said it was to pay the tab.

[@maryowens8763]

Could he have been on something before he got there and the drink added to it, or did the bartender lie about how many drinks he actually served him?

[@carolinapandies]

If the bartender or bouncers thought that, they should’ve called LE!! I’m sticking with that..

[@GINANICHOLS-f2w]

I agree some one should have helped him from the start it’s just so sad that people seen him fall and didn’t do anything to help him every one assumes thangs aren’t always as they seem in Rylies situation no one took the time give a crap

[@annem7806]

If it had happened to a woman would they have recognized she had been poisoned? Has the ABC license required ANY training in this matter? Can they recognize roofies vs. intoxication? Do the bars have the means to test drinks for roofies? What is their level of responsibility?

[@kv2723]

This happens to ppl all the time.

[@AmyC28713]

Former Nashville Entertainment District Bouncer here - We dont call for overserved individuals because there are about 35 bars within a 4 block radius at the intersection of Broadways and 2/4th Aves South. The entire zone is cordoned off from automotives (since the Christmas 2020 bombing) so that people can stumble around buzzed and not worry about a Public Intox charge. Otherwise DCCC would be full of drunks and nothing else. That doesn't include the dozens of Peddle Taverns (bicycle bars), Party Barges (Convertible school busses), and Rave Busses (decommissioned tour busses) - that load at Broadway, take tours of Music Row and Demonbreun areas while sloshing alcohol (Alcohol can be open container as long as the driver isn't drinking it) in folks direction before the deboard at Broadway.

[@AmyC28713]

@@annem7806 as a Former bouncer in that exact zone - yes we were trained to look for it.

[@lakesuperiorgirl17]

This is so messed up. Why didn’t one of friends leave with him when he was kicked out of the bar

[@cathrynkari661]

The friend was told if he left he would not be able to come back in. This was reported several days ago.

[@lakesuperiorgirl17]

Thanks

[@Irish_Girl_Colleen]

I think that is the most important question. Why didn't at least one of them go with him??

[@lakesuperiorgirl17]

@@cathrynkari661 if the guys were true friends I would think at least one of them would have given up drinking to go with their friend

[@lisad6106]

Because they weren't "friends"?

[@mkass2196]

Omg. My daughter went to Mizzou. So scary, she with sorority sisters went 2xs year to Nashville. I am blessed she graduated and is safe. ❤ breaks for his family 😢

[@MrsJones88]

Because of the inconsistent stories of the “brothers/friends” I have a hard time believing they even tried to help him and makes me wonder if it’s because they may have drugged him! Truth doesn’t have many stories!

[@amanda2525]

I'm side-eying the "friend". Riley had been in contact with his mom not too long before they went into that bar and he was sober. I've got question for that "friend" that left Riley. Story isn't adding up.

[@Prying-Paula]

Mom last talked to Riley at 7:30. He left the bar after 9:30. Mom said he was going from bar to bar at that time. Who knows how long he had been bar hopping or if he had eaten. Two hours can make a huge difference in the level of impairment depending on how much more they drank and if they have eaten.

[@danadunnivant6802]

The friend FAILED him

[@amanda2525]

@@Prying-Paula I'm questioning if he was drugged.

[@CryMeARiver63]

He was with " friends " , a group of frat boys.

[@CryMeARiver63]

​@@danadunnivant6802his " friends" failed him .

[@ct6502-c7w]

Regardless of whatever really happened, the frat dude bros are LYING right off the bat. They claimed that he was kicked out through the "back" of the building but the bar is saying, apparently with video footage to confirm it, that Riley was escorted directly out the FRONT of the building. Also, at least one of the frat guys DID see him going outside but just went back into the bar. So the stories the frat guys told are falling apart. Something is very suspicious.

[@purpleturtle7477]

I just had a crazy thought..... could his "disappearance" be a horrible frat boy haze/prank? Maybe that would explain the stories not matching up. We live in a sick world.

[@kellyroethler8710]

The frat boy in footage from the bar. Followed Riley downstairs to the door. He never even went outside the bar. He was shown running back up stairs. Yet the boys said oh the one went outside with him. He was going to go pay the tab and go back with him. He never even left the bar or went outside. Plus video showing Riley being escorted nicely out the front on broadway. Boys claim he got kicked out the back side. Liars!!! I remember when Luke’s bar use to be my tattoo and piercing shop. I got my first tattoos there and one piercing :). It’s changed a lot.

[@betsytrog813]

So his friends are lying. Maybe the friends played the prank putting something in his drink as a joke and it backfired. As many times as I've been to Nashville I have never ever seen anyone kicked out.

[@naturistfred]

Good theory. I can see that happening. Drugs and booze is part of college nightlife if we are being straight up honest with ourselves.

[@louiseharraway2599]

exactly. Riley maybe guessed that he was spiked by his mates and kicked off.

[@lindatohara6438]

My exact thoughts

[@tula1433]

People don’t do that as a joke often. But what has been happening is men are being spiked and then robbed. Women are often the ones spiking mens drinks and then trying to get them to a hotel where they will be robbed. Happens all the time.

[@edrathephoenix]

I have also thought one of the frat brothers may have had an issue w Riley and roofied him. If he did it without the other frats knowing. It is possible 😢

[@Purpur23]

I told you all...he looked like his drink had been spiked. I said it was a planned setup. That looked like more than just alcohol. Poor Riley. I hope he is found.

[@lettiegrant9447]

I agree with you . That it was s set up.I don't trust the friends.

[@maryowens8763]

Wow! Did you see him that night? And you saw his drink?

[@lettiegrant9447]

@@maryowens8763 I hope you’re never on a jury deciding guilt or innocence. Unless you’re there watching what happened you would be a terrible juror. Get smart!

[@Vale0x3]

"I told you all.." you're a youtube comment.

[@athorpe630]

I agree something strong was slipped in his drink. That he wasn't used to.

[@stargazingscotty9240]

Thank You So Much Pascal for Covering These Cases and Caring So Much For The Victims and Their Families. You are Respectful and Entertaining, and that's Not Easy boat to row.

[@patvirgin2459]

If this is true then the friends really need to be looked into.

[@2023D_d]

exactly my thought! I've been wondering why no one, not one person from his "friend group" went with him. Something is not right with this crooked picture, IMO.

[@Daily_Survivor]

It's not the friends

[@gracejohnson2186]

​@@Daily_Survivor Then who ??

[@naturistfred]

It's been an entire week and I have yet to see any of his frat buddies do live interviews. Or maybe I missed it.

[@LethalLatin]

@@2023D_dthey were not allowed to leave because they had to pay the bar tab 🧾 I live in Nashville there are bars where you have to go around back to exit the club. They probably pushed him out the front then made his friends go out the back

[@missyette]

4:02 that doesn't make sense because earlier they said that they had OVER served him drinks! 1 drink??

[@AmiLouWho9495]

Exactly 💯

[@primrose3177]

Yes! That's what I thought immediately upon hearing this contradiction as well. I came into the comments to say that & also that I wonder if he was treated to other drinks by his friends or someone else present at the bar.

[@naturistfred]

The overdrinking was mere speculation. No one knew for a fact that he was overserved. If the camera shows he bought just 1 drink and 2 bottled water than they need to look into whoever Riley came in contact with at the bar. Was it a girl he was flirting with? Was it one of his friends from the fraternity? etc.

[@louiseharraway2599]

the drug could have kicked in. takes 30 mins usually to kick in.

[@Prying-Paula]

I''m assuming he was oversereved before he ever got to that bar. They probably served him one drink and then realized he was already impaired so they cut him off and allowed him to stay and drink water to help him sober up. But apparently he was displaying some sort of behavior that made them decided he would have to leave like passing out on the bar or staggering. So unfortunate that his friend didn't realize he was too impaired to make it back to the hotel alone. Odds are he was probably pretty impaired himself. I also think it's quite possible that that fall and hit on the head made him much worse or at least he appeared to be in much worse shape after that fall going head first down the street. Certainly he coul have been drugged but I really don't think that's the case. I've seen many people this impaired from nothing more than alcohol. He was a young man who didn't usually drink a lot and had been bar hopping. Not to mention what would be the reason to drug him if not to rob him and he wasn't being followed. Unfortunately I feel like he walked or fell into the water and there was no foul play. Sadly we see too many cases involving drugs and alcohol end this way. I pray I'm wrong and he turns up somewhere safe.

[@kaylawhite1481]

His mama said he wasn’t hammered when she spoke to him prior to them arriving at Luke’s. My friend was roofied last time she was in Nashville. I don’t think that should even be a question as to whether or not that happened. But who did it and where is he?

[@mothernature8893]

If he was drugged, he could have been followed and abducted. That would explain why they haven't been able to find him.

[@tula1433]

Doingtimewithlindsey has video of him having a scuffle with someone before running and hitting the sign. Why isn’t the media showing that part!? He was probably robbed and spiked like the many others who have been.

[@CBfirefliesandmoonbeams]

I live in Nashville. People get drugged at bars all the time. My husband was drugged about 15 years ago. We thought he was going to die. He’s a big guy who can hold his liquor but that night was scary.

[@mkass2196]

Where were his frat brothers 🤔🤔🤔

[@StarLight-sl9ok]

Too busy partying without him

[@RHIdezigned]

Getting wasted not caring about their friend. 😤

[@lindatimmons3675]

​@@RHIdezigned..... I'm not calling them friends.

[@renewhipple8887]

Very interesting 😢 very sad his friend didn't go with him!! Unfortunately alcohol and drugs cause nothing but trouble 😢😢🙏 praying for the family 🙏

[@MaryDougherty-r3u]

Prayers for Riley to come home.

[@jacobsutton3109]

I work on Broadway as a musician and I’m just saying getting a drink that’s spiked like that would most likely possible. I don’t the man’s venture to all the bars before, but if it’s only 1 drink and two waters, then video footage of him not being able to walk. He might’ve gotten roofied. I wonder why the won’t release cameras from inside the building?

[@edrathephoenix]

YES!!! Where’s the footage from the bar?!?!?

[@gloriadebnam6891]

Yes I'll believe it when I see the bar footage myself. Think the bar is trying to cover their butt from a lawsuit. Or cover up of trafficking. Saw another post on a group site saying bartenders, bouncers working together after someone is roofied. Certain people have their own streets stalk follow them, rob , steal from drugged individuals and they all split the money. They were saying Nashville especially Broadway was known for roofieing people. 😮

[@sandrahale9204]

Good afternoon here from Texas! Praying for Riley and Families 🙏🙏😢

[@doreenbarrick2134]

Good Afternoon to you, Texas! Sending mega prayers and positive thoughts from an ol' Granny in New Jersey! Bring Riley home safe 🙏 ❤

[@Live-Laugh-Love-2024]

Yep!! He was roofied and he’s probably no longer alive.. He doesn’t look like a drinker… js

[@GINANICHOLS-f2w]

No negativity the bar knows what happened it’s almost like

[@GINANICHOLS-f2w]

Some one targeted him for some reason

[@naturistfred]

If he wasn't a drinker and his behavior was out of the norm, again, why wouldn't his frat buddies not noticed this and seek help?

[@GINANICHOLS-f2w]

@@naturistfred I totally agree some thing isn’t right with none of this I just pray that he is found

[@RHIdezigned]

So his female cousin and male cousin were talking about him earlier. His older male cousin was in tears saying " he doesn't drink like a drinker. He doesn't act like that when he's had drinks. Just not like him." Man I nearly cried watching him. 😢 @The Pascal Show

[@brendamcdaniel4183]

I said from the moment I saw him walking that he looked seriously drugged. This is horrible and so sad.

[@Irish_Girl_Colleen]

You don't see him walking around until after he fell and hit his head.

[@justreal-2023]

I have thought that he may have been drugged... roofied... from the beginning, just watching him carry himself when he was running first, barely walking and how disoriented he was. He is a big tall guy. It's so sad and we gotta keep hope for his family and pray he is found. God Bless him and his family.

[@angelp.5224]

There is so much to say. First of all, talk about CYA ! I would want to know how long he was there, what time he purchased the drink and water before THEY noticed something was off At 935pm. That could be rapid onset drugged.

[@debbielemons1576]

So friends need to be talking. Did they drink somewhere before that and WHY did he leave alone?

[@kevinokief4191]

One drink didnt have him falling down

[@slhickinson43]

Heavenly Father please bring this young man home!!!! I pray he was not napped and trafficked😢😢😢

[@rheannak3934]

Bars should absolutely be held partly responsible for being in the business of getting people under the influence and then not recognizing when they could be at risk and contributing to their harm.

[@coffeecup369]

IM WONDERING DID SOME PERV PICK HIM UP AND COULD B HOLDING HIM AGAINST HIS WILL? CAUSE THE DUDE WOULD HAVE SLEPT IT OFF AND FOUND HIS WAY BACK SURELY HE WOULD OF CALLED HOME LET US PRAY

[@caberet]

I think that this leaves us with even more questions than answers, I really hope that they find him sooner rather than later, it must be absolute hell for his poor family and his true friends.

[@sandrafryer4425]

Looks like when he ran and fell and hit his head, that he had an concussion. He was putting his hand up to his head a few times after he got up. And rally had difficulty walking

[@Sunny-sc6pf]

Yes .. that was a concrete area that he slammed his head on.

[@Irish_Girl_Colleen]

Yes!! Exactly what I was thinking. He kept touching his head like it was bleeding.

[@kelco64]

Oh my gosh! I thought that too!!! I saw the latest and it does not add up! You’re on to a missing piece of the puzzle!

[@jessw8293]

This is reminiscent of a missing person in Columbus, Ohio. His name is Brian Schaffer. He went missing from Ugly Tuna on OSU campus.

[@susanchurchwell3768]

Still not found? Disturbing and sad story!

[@jessw8293]

@@susanchurchwell3768 nope. He is still missing. It’s almost 18 years now. It’s so sad

[@susanchurchwell3768]

@jessw8293 One of the most distressing cases I followed! Sad.

[@louiseharraway2599]

a lot different, he was out with his friend after passing exams. He was a doctor, he had just lost his mother.

[@susanchurchwell3768]

@@louiseharraway2599 What makes this different? Both heartbreaking stories and immeasurable pain for loved ones!

[@mymonkey10]

Soooo... staff allowed him IN so presumably he wasn't wasted or didn't show signs of extreme impairment... they only serve him ONE alcoholic beverage and TWO waters... then he's "impaired" to the point where his conduct is so aggregious that he's escorted out... mmmmkay...

[@Angel0fTruth]

I want to know why they made him leave exactly? If they thought he drank too much, why not offer him water. If he's not causing a disruption, what's the problem?!

[@lisashelton5468]

I am so glad you did that show yesterday. I s shared the link with every major news outlet and the Nashville police on their website. When I woke up today, I saw that they were looking in the camps.

[@shellytompkins7254]

Both things can be true, meaning he had a few pre bar drinks but was also roofied by someone.

[@tkay2465]

What kind of friends would leave him go by himself?😢

[@verajones9158]

💯💯😭 What kind, of FRIENDS??????

[@louiseharraway2599]

these are not his friends, they spiked his drink i think for a laugh. Wanting to watch him fall over and make a mess of himself. The frat kids are spoilt A holes.

[@KristyRN]

@@louiseharraway2599wow guess you know everything! I know a lot of fraternity guys who are not assholes ? If you even knew anything you’d know they made Riley leave the bar which NONE of these kids were from . The asshole as you call them went back to pay for the tab. Since they probably don’t want to leave without paying. They called Riley and he was supposed to be going back to the hotel. Stop with accusing people of shit you don’t know ! Ignorant ass people.

[@4everJerseyGal-SC]

They're not his "good buddy" or Friend.

[@louiseharraway2599]

​@@4everJerseyGal-SCi agree with you

[@anstead9830]

It happened to me once in Florida. One minute, I was fine, but halfway through my only drink, I was a mess. NEVER LEAVE YOUR DRINK UNATTENDED!

[@ghogsten]

See also Lady Bird lake in Austin Texas. Men, please become aware.

[@DankDragon62]

Definitely

[@rachelle637]

Recent news reports state two patrons were drugged at Kid Rock bar, during the same times and men were robbed of their wallets. Several police reports have been filed.

[@karentexas]

Pascal who haven't we heard from in this? The friends in the FRAT. Delta Chi, the Greek Life. Reeks of Idaho silent treatment by Greek Life. Those Frat Boys did something!!

[@user-kp6we9qw7i]

If he wasn’t already drunk before he had that one drink at the bar, then how did his friends not notice that something was off? I would think if you were with a group of friends, and they knew you had only had one drink and were acting that drunk they would know that you had likely been drugged or something was wrong. Also, I keep hearing that his friends called 911 the next morning when they realized he wasn’t at the hotel. The timestamp on the released 911 call is at 1346. That means they did not call the police until 1:46 PM.

[@TheHikercrone]

Yeah, it was 16 HOURS later when the "friends" called 911.

[@mothernature8893]

Yeah, he told his friend he was walking back to the hotel but he wasn't there when the group got back and not responding to calls or texts. You would think they would have been concerned, instead, didn't even notify LE until almost 2p the next day!

[@tanyamillspaugh456]

You would of thought that his friends would of went and banged on his door just to make sure he was in his room or even ask the front desk employee if their friend made it back to the hotel. They could of asked for a key to open his door to check on him. Really just a sad situation.

[@Ddogg7021]

Yeah!!!!! WTH!!!!! That’s a very long time. That’s terrible and shady! This poor young man!!!!! They didn’t look for him, help him, get him to the hotel. It’s sickening to watch the videos!!! This is awful. I hope they’re looking into these frat brothers

[@Nunya-t4b]

They weren’t friends.

[@Devo9094]

The only other thing that would make sense would be if his buddies were buying him shots/drinks

[@unish25]

He may have been bar hopping also

[@kelseynf]

I thought this same thing. That and there are so many other bars he likely went to beforehand.

[@GoRideConnor]

@@unish25 His mother already stated he sent her pictures and was texting from the various bars they went to and didn’t appear drunk in the last one he sent. That was an hour before he left the bar.

[@tinyhomestead6023]

My thoughts exactly.

[@nillyk5671]

​@@unish25 But his mom facetimed him an hour before he got kicked out and he was sober.

[@angelbeauty8]

Unfortunately it would not suprise me. I hope he's found soon it's hard for his family to go through this.

[@brookemelcher4929]

Hopefully some of the friends will come forward with possible pre game details

[@NurseJanice]

I thought this from the start!

[@sugarplum6974]

I thought 9:30 was a little too early to be wasted.

[@tinyhomestead6023]

Yep

[@SqueakyWheel__Inc.]

Anybody in here ever hear the word "bar-hopping" ? It's when you start drinking in the middle of the afternoon, maybe play a few games of pool, then leave that bar and go to the one next door, and then the one next to that one. Downtown Nashville has a whole row of bars literally side by side for a couple of blocks. If you start drinking at 3 in the afternoon, not hard to imagine that you'll be falling down drunk by 9:30 p.m. Welcome to Frat life. Done it myself on many occasions.

[@nillyk5671]

He facetimed with his mom an hour before he got kicked out of the bar. He wasn't intoxicated an hour before that.

[@SqueakyWheel__Inc.]

@@nillyk5671 He facetimed with his Mom a couple of hours prior, he may've been in much better shape at that point.

[@francesmclagan8914]

Definitely given something

[@MydNyteRayne]

I got roofied in a Nashville bar years ago..... thank goodness I had people who helped me.

[@ProudWhiteBoy]

Broadway is a evil place

[@sallyturner1669]

As far as the homeless, could they have seen him passed out and thought “oh clean shirt”.? Was he there alone? Why wouldn’t a friend leave with him?

[@tinafloyd1149]

Is there video of him leading up to entering the bar ? How was he's looking before. Is the one that called him in missing the one that left with him to some point.

[@tinafloyd1149]

An what behavior got him.kicked out of bar.

[@JaniceVineyard-kf6wm]

Don't let your children go to these dangerous places.

[@monicajones7393]

He is 22 yrs old. I know he parents wish he had not made the decision to go.

[@PinkieJoJo]

He wasn’t a child. All you can do is provide guidance but you cannot control what they do.

[@gracejohnson2186]

​@PinkieJoJo He loves his mom. If his frat brothers thought taking to her so often meant he wasn't being a man, then it's very possible someone gave him a drug. This happened to someone I'm close to. However his brain is damaged, but he is still alive. I pray that he is located soon. My heart is with his Mom and all who love him ❤❤❤❤❤😢

[@gracejohnson2186]

​@@PinkieJoJo He is their child, whether he is 22 or 42.

[@essr758]

@@gracejohnson2186so sad

[@dianeleone1634]

As long as I can remember, from my parents owning & operating a Bar 50's, 60's until late 1970's, always always always had security, bouncers ,plenty of coffee, rides provided.. Now we lived 14 miles from the beer garden. It was rare but happened, get a call from manager or officials somewhere in between 4a.m and 12noon next day... Shenanigans, drag the Lake behind the Bar, wife needing money for bail etc.. There were no security cam footage.. Horrible things happen w alcohol. It looks like something was added to his drink from the footage. Prayers🙏

[@charlenehurst1821]

i said that reason i said in last update ? i have been roofied but my fam and friends all stood up foor me. my friends the owners and bartenders would give me rides home and cut me off its scarrry being like that. if he was roofied then someone knew he had money or something on him they wanted why was his holtel key in his hotel room ????????????/

[@lunarrainbow2501]

😢 🥺🙏🏻 hopefully he's ok and found safe nothing surprises me now a days 😒😔

[@johnbrowneyes7534]

His friends know where, when and what he drank before going to Luke’s. One drink wouldn’t have messed him up.

[@alysiag8507]

Yes they we’re together until they got to Luke’s.

[@angelabdreams]

It's obvious then that this group had already drank at other bars before they went to Luke's 32 bar. Riley's mom said he had been sending her pictures of other bars and places they had been that day/night. That they were all having fun. Such a very sad situation. There are counselors at Mizzou to help the students. My son goes there. Riley's friends should have stayed with him. The buddy system.

[@Sunny-sc6pf]

But his mother said she was talking to him (video call) not long before he got put out and he wasn't drunk.

[@LauraVee63]

Would have to see a video of the situation at the bar. I.e., where were the drinks placed by the bartender; How long were the drinks sitting there; Did server deliver to table, or were they sitting near or at the bar; Did he go to the restroom leaving his drink sitting at the bar or his table? How many people were standing, sitting around their party? There's a lot of factors involved here. If the bar could release some footage, we'd be able to make an educated guess. Not knowing the surrounding situation, it's anyone's guess. Watching him stumbling outside the bar and walking into the pole would indicate to me that he was pretty wasted.

[@jenniferlangner6061]

What time did they arrive????

[@caw7007]

I was r**died in 2001. I broke my neck falling up stairs. By the grace of God and his angels, I drove myself to ER in a snowstorm. My point: Watching Riley on the CCTV videos, he is moving exactly as I did. Fighting the “weird feelings”, uncoordinated movements, and confusion makes me believe he was drugged. Deepest sympathy, love, and prayers to Riley’s family and friends. 💖🙏💐 To his Frat bros: never let anyone leave alone. Especially if they have been kicked out.

[@kv2723]

I've been saying this for days. Riley was drugged. Someone slipped something in his drink. The footage of him on the streets? That is not a person who is just drunk.

[@MydNyteRayne]

I got roofied in a bar about 10 years ago.. i went from just a teeny buzzed to fall down rubber legs passed out on the floor.. I could could barely move and had tunnel vision.. anyone could have done as they pleased with me... thankfully there were very helpful people who helped me get up, had me get "sick" in top empty my stomach and started giving me plenty of water. ... I was sick for days after.. I'm blessed, it could have been so much worse.

[@deborahhall3488]

That's exactly what I said when I saw that video. One drink? I was confused and said someone slipped him something in his drink.

[@carolynarnett7282]

I think that someone drug him because he was not drunk I mean that he doesn't look like a drunk and I have been saying this they are something is very wrong and he was drug

[@Sunny-sc6pf]

Exactly. Just the way he was hunched over, his arms just hanging/swinging, the turn around and that fall. Usually you're hollering or talking loud to people or just in general acting rowdy.

[@pamelahauptmann4310]

Riley was aware that he had too much to drink by getting water so.... I think it's likely someone out something in his drink. Sad stuff.

[@vickilang8005]

I think he was laced

[@denagetz9894]

I want to see the Luke’s footage. I want to see him leave & with who. IF the frat boys had anything to do with this it will rock my town. Hazing etc has been a big problem in past years.

[@marjorieherrbach3190]

Loopkl

[@AlexandriaCumberbatch]

That black car in one of the videos is very suspicious turning the lightsi off

[@tammyholcomb]

Good show

[@peggyjohns7893]

Pascal, there is another boy missing in Corpus Christi Texas. Another nice 21 year old college student. Suspicious circumstances again. Maybe you want to cover.

[@mayan9458]

Seems he may have entered the establishment already a bit snockered, bought a drink (possibly was drugged) or took something beforehand, and got a bit out of line. He’s kicked out and then he’s seen walking (stumbling) around ALONE on the streets. Terrible that nobody helped the kid when he’s alone falling over the place.

[@kelleywyskiel3478]

His friend should have stayed with him. Stumbling around like a crazy person where he was just blends him in with the unhinged and dangerous homeless wandering the streets. People are used to staying away from them.

[@macmarlienice1883]

I thought his friend said Rileys room key was at the hotel when they got back but Riley wasnt there.

[@mikemicksun6469]

They are saying that to reduce liability.

[@gloriadebnam6891]

Yep

[@jamieclayton9662]

This is tragic- do we know if he was on any prescription medications? Maybe it didn’t mix well!

[@PinkieJoJo]

You would think if he was given something he’d of just ended up falling down and passing out somewhere close by. He hasn’t been found. So someone has done something to him or he is in the water. You would think they would have more video cameras around there (unless they are still trying to review). I hope they find him.

[@jazzyg530]

My friend is from Nashville and we were visiting in 2012 and went out. She was roofied and we took her home because we knew something wasnt right. This has been happening for a long time in many places, sadly.

[@MydNyteRayne]

I live in Nashville Im so sorry that happened to you.... I was also at a bar about 10 years ago and same for me as well. Something needs to be done.

[@ad_thats_me1076]

People who pop molly will requests water. If mom said he sounded normal, it is very possible that he took or was slipped drugs.

[@susanchurchwell3768]

Security camera footage! Where is it!

[@katherinerosenbloom33]

I have been so so worried about this I can't believe no one stopped to help.

[@patvirgin2459]

Usually when drinking in a group you buy rounds. So it’s hard to believe they only served one drink

[@katmack4215]

This has been my theory from the moment I heard about Riley's story..🤨

[@tom56ism]

My Qs: If he's drunk there and they only served him one drink, then he was drinking elsewhere before Luke's or had his drink spiked. What specific conduct got him thrown out. I've been in a lot of bars, and it takes a lot to get thrown out. Did he argue with anyone who might have followed him. Why did his friend come back up after going down the stairs to the outside. Was he so drunk his friend was only making sure he didn't fall down the steps then simply left him at street level to walk home which is not being a friend especially in a city you are not familiar with.

[@sherryhosier2787]

In. One. Of. The. Videos. When. He. Was. Walking. There's. Two. Cars. Pulled. Up. Very. Fastly. And. Stoped. By. Him

[@contrarymargemarge9538]

His friends went to bed knowing he was missing! And earlier reported cited the police department wasn't open? Sussy hazing incident gone terribly wrong someone slipped him a roofie! The Frat Bruh's lied about the bar from the jump!

[@AmyH-M]

That was my first thought. Someone put something in his drink. Its scary when it happens. I've had it happen to me.

[@TheHikercrone]

Justin on TikTok showed the "back" door is actually a front door, a bit further down the street (closer to Cash's). It looked like an employee door or which you needed a key in order to get in. Whoever is led out isn't able to come right back in this way. His Mom spoke to him an hour prior and he wasn't wasted. If he only had one drink and water, he was drugged. He kept getting worse as the videos went on. Poor kid. I want to know why he was removed - where's the video from that? Sadly I agree, he's likely not with us any longer. Feel for his family/friends.

[@ericjasper4472]

Hope that bar has good insurance. They have a duty to their patrons NOT to put them out when their so inebriated that they cant permit them inside. He could have gotten hit by a car, anyone in his position could have been. They made a HUGE mistake turning him loose in that condition imo

[@margretminer8589]

F.Y.I. toxicology report completed however, the news only stated he was NOT drugged. Thanks for all you do!

[@jonrichcorpuz2380]

This is a good conversation

[@journeydodge5812]

Why would his friends leave him drunk. Even if he was asked to leave, I would have never let my friend leave alone.

[@jlbean1111]

Thank you for your smart and logical analysis. I see so many people jumping on the conspiracy bandwagon without looking at evidence clearly and it is frustrating. Having been r**fied myself that was the first thing I thought of when I saw the video of him running then falling. I did the same trying to get home before my body gave out on me. Then I dropped like a rock. It happened so fast and like him I had only one drink. This info from the bar confirms my suspicions. Yes he could've pre-gamed. He also could've been pacing himself with one drink, two waters. We don't know. It was really early in the evening to be that sloshed and his frat brothers said it was out of character for him. They drink often in frats so Id assume he would have a bit of a tolerance and his brothers would also have a gauge of his drunk personality. They are young kids. Either they let him go alone or lost him while paying the tab. Either way this is going to haunt them the rest of their lives. It's tragic. I don't see a good ending to this story.

[@VooDoo31818]

I thought they over served him so that makes No sense at all.😢praying for his family folks apparently it's not safe to go out and drink anymore.

[@mothernature8893]

They were investigating to see if he was overserved. I've seen multiple comments from bartenders and healthcare workers who are saying people's drinks get spiked all the time. Apparently this is now very common, especially in Nashville. Probably isn't safe to go out drinking unless you carry test strips designed to test for substances added to your drink. There are a number of different brands you can purchase.