Mafia style business surrounding the former Turkey leg hut restaurant. Looks like the main culprit will spend some time in prison. Someone with good story telling and interview skills should fire up a podcast series. Lynndell Price and Nakia Holmes were the married couple behind the restaurant.
April 2020: Price allegedly pays accomplices to set fire to a stolen 1975 Chevy Nova. (Who is driving, let alone steals a 45 year old Nova?)
June 2020: Bar 5015, owned by restaurant partner Steve Rogers, is severely damaged in an arson attack. (The status of this is the latest news. See below.)
July 2020: Rogers sues Price and Holmes for financial misconduct and seeks a buyout of his shares.
December 2022: US Foods sues Turkey Leg Hut for over $1.2 million in unpaid invoices.
January 2023: The restaurant is reported to owe approximately $50,000 in unpaid rent and late fees.
February 2023: Rogers files another lawsuit, claiming Price and Holmes defaulted on a buyout agreement.
November 2023: Holmes announces her separation from Price, citing emotional and mental abuse. She subsequently fires him and other staff members from the restaurant.
December 2023: Holmes files for divorce and seeks a temporary restraining order against Price.
March 2024:
An early morning fire damages the restaurant's business office; the cause remains under investigation.
A court orders Holmes and Price to pay Rogers over $931,000.
Turkey Leg Hut files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, citing liabilities exceeding $4.7 million.
April 2024: A second fire occurs at the restaurant's warehouse; no injuries are reported.
June 2024: A bankruptcy court issues a temporary restraining order barring Price from the restaurant premises.
September 2024: The Houston Health Department shuts down the restaurant due to 35 health code violations.
November 2024: Turkey Leg Hut officially closes; its signage is removed.
April 2025:
A federal grand jury indicts Price on charges related to the 2020 arson incidents.
Price is arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit arson and using an interstate facility to commit arson.
There is video of dudes pouring gasoline all around the bar before setting the fire. It’s like out of Goodfellas except with Ring cameras everywhere. Crazy. https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2025/04/25/former-owner-of-turkey-leg-hut-arrested-after-federal-grand-jury-indictment-for-2020-bar-explosion/