The death of 18-year-old Michael Gatto after a beating last week at Rude Rudy's prompted Mayor Jan Moore to propose Wednesday that City Council consider specific changes in its existing Alcoholic Beverage Ordinance, in advance of the replacement ordinance slated to take effect next July 1. Gatto, a Georgia Southern University student from Cumming, received head injuries and was unresponsive when officers arrived at the club in University Plaza at 12:43 a.m. Thursday, according to Statesboro Police Department reports. He died later that day, and police have since charged James Grant Spencer, 20, a Rude Rudy's bouncer, with murder.
Mayor suggests amending Statesboro alcohol ordinance soon
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