A local strip club owner is accusing South Salt Lake of wrongfully forcing him to close his doors because of his convictions for attempted witness tampering and impaired driving.
Rydell Mitchell, owner of Duces Wild, this week petitioned a judge to reverse the city's "arbitrary, capricious and unlawful" decision to revoke his business and liquor licenses.
By law, the city can’t award a license to someone who’s guilty of a “crime involving moral turpitude” — and South Salt Lake found Mitchell had violated this provision with his conviction for attempted witness tampering. Mitchell’s attorney quibbles with this conclusion.