A civil lawsuit tied to the 2022 death of San Antonio music figure Blayne Tucker has quietly come to an end, with the remaining defendants agreeing to mediated settlements. The agreement closes litigation that accused a North Side bar and two individuals of contributing to Tucker’s overdose and of delaying emergency help. Tucker, who co‑owned The Mix and was a managing partner at Floore’s Country Store, died Dec. 30, 2022 after ingesting cocaine that testing showed was laced with fentanyl.
As reported by San Antonio Express‑News, UBar None LLC, which operates 502 Bar, was dismissed from the case in October after reaching a separate settlement, according to court records. In the suit’s most recent development, attorney Jeremy Sloan told the paper that defendants Deric Wynne and Katherine S. Kohler resolved Camille Gray’s amended complaint in mediation Friday and that he was limited in what he could disclose. “I think Ms. Gray is happy to have closed this chapter and is ready to put this litigation behind her,” Sloan told the Express‑News.
What the complaint alleged
Gray’s 2024 petition accused Wynne of furnishing Tucker with cocaine that proved to be laced with fentanyl and alleged the two later traveled to a North Side home where Tucker collapsed and help was delayed. The suit also named 502 Bar and accused the establishment of allowing illegal drug use on its premises and failing to properly train or supervise staff, according to reporting by the San Antonio Current.
Case resolved ahead of trial
The case had been scheduled for trial on June 15 but wrapped up before jurors were ever seated, the Express‑News reports. Defendants denied the allegations in court filings and attorneys did not respond to requests for comment, and details of the mediated deals were not made public.
Tucker’s role in the local scene
Tucker was widely known as a behind‑the‑scenes champion for San Antonio’s live‑music community, serving as co‑owner of The Mix, managing partner at Floore’s, co‑founder of the Maverick Music Festival and an early advocate for the Save Our Stages effort that helped secure federal relief for independent venues, local profiles show. His involvement in national venue advocacy and his work on behalf of San Antonio stages are noted in obituaries and feature pieces by the San Antonio Report.
Legal implications
Because the settlements were reached in mediation and the terms kept confidential, the public record will not include trial testimony that might have clarified disputed claims. For Gray, the mediated agreements bring legal closure while keeping many questions about what happened that night out of a courtroom.
