A Boston police officer and a Boston Public Health Commission campus police officer face charges for running an illegal nightclub in a Jamaica Plain basement that offered bottle service, hookah and a DJ , according to court records and officials.

Prosecutors say Boston Police Officer Richard McDermott and BPHC Campus Officer Luigi D’Addieco led the operation from a facility at 360B Center St. which they originally leased to run a heating and air conditioning system. the company, according to a factual report filed in the case.

Authorities say the men turned the basement into an after-hours nightclub during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“The club had bouncers with magnetometers to check patrons’ guns, a cover charge, bottle service where patrons would pay over $100 for full bottles of liquor, hookah service, a DJ to provide music, and promoters who advertised club on social networks”, the prosecutors. he wrote. Authorities said McDermott and D’Addieco were not licensed to serve alcohol.

McDermott was charged with witness intimidation, maintaining a gambling nuisance and using criminal record information under false pretenses. D’Addieco was charged with withholding evidence from a criminal proceeding and maintaining a gambling nuisance, according to the DA’s office.

Both men were arraigned Thursday in Suffolk Superior Court, where they pleaded not guilty to the charges and were released on personal recognizance. They were indicted on Oct. 3, according to the Suffolk District Attorney’s office.

The allegations and details of the alleged nightclub operation were first reported by MassLive.

Authorities said the nightclub had been operating for “several months” but came to the attention of police on July 10, 2021, when an outdoor altercation resulted in a person firing multiple shots into the front door, hitting a bouncer behind the door. The bouncer was treated at Boston Medical Center, prosecutors said.

Boston police responded to the shooting with their tactical unit, which forced entry into the club. Prosecutors said McDermott was one of the last people to get out and was recognized by other police officers.

McDermott, who was armed with a gun, allegedly told officers he was going to his brother-in-law’s party and didn’t know what was going on, according to court records. Authorities said McDermott’s statement was misleading because security video allegedly showed McDermott looking out the club’s front door and walking past the blood and broken glass before police arrived.

The video also allegedly showed D’Addieco’s car turning up on Center Street after the shooting and parking across from the club’s front entrance. Supposedly phone records showed the two had several phone calls with each other that night after the shooting, according to prosecutors.

Authorities say both men made false statements to detectives during the investigation.

Boston police spokesman Detective Sergeant John Boyle said McDermott had been suspended without pay after being charged earlier this month.

The Boston Public Health Commission did not return a message seeking comment about D’Addieco on Saturday. A Instagram post by the commission in May said it was looking to recruit a campus police officer and no police training was required.

McDermott’s attorney, John Seed, and D’Addieco’s attorney, Francis Sacco, said they were awaiting discovery materials from prosecutors.

“He’s looking forward to his day in court,” Sacco said of his client. Seed declined to comment.

Both men are due back in court on January 7.

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