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<\/a><\/p>\nShawn MacArthur was in his home office working late into the night one Saturday when the sudden cacophony of more than four dozen racing motorcycles exploded outside his window.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey just kept going back and forth \u2014 one, two, three o\u2019clock in the morning,\u201d MacArthur explained, incredulously.<\/p>\n
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While jarring, the incident did not come as a complete surprise to MacArthur, who by then had come to expect the unexpected when it came to Saturday nights in Radcliffe. This exclusive North Raleigh sub-division off Falls of the Neuse road just past the E.M. Johnson water treatment plant was host for nearly a year to the Metropolitan Lifestyle Mansion, a garish 24-room home turned no-rules suburban nightclub.<\/p>\n
According to an injunction filed by the Radcliffe Homeowner\u2019s Association against the mansion\u2019s owners, Claude and Pamela Verbal, the lavish parties, which allegedly featured exotic dancers, bottle service and private cabanas, first began in July of 2012, and, in spite of a restraining order, continued through May 18, 2013.<\/p>\n
A North Raleigh Party Mansion is Born<\/strong> She soon began hosting events with themes such as \u201cLavish Beach\u201d and \u201cEyes Wide Shut.\u201d The parties were advertised with the slogan \u201cWhat Happens at the Metropolitan Mansion Never Happened.\u201d<\/p>\n MacArthur said he unwittingly attended one of the early events, believing it to be nothing more than a simple housewarming party. He first realized his mistake upon noticing the impromptu valet stand situated in the middle of the street. When he asked the cost, MacArthur said he was told it was $45 per car.<\/p>\n Upon reaching the house, MacArthur, 42, said he was made to sign a waiver indicating he was over 18 and show ID. The $10 entrance fee was waived because he was a neighbor. He then made his way into the party.<\/p>\n \u201cSo I walk back there and there\u2019s all these, there\u2019s all these 20-year-old hot chicks sitting in the pool, doing lap dances \u2026 I don\u2019t know what the hell is going on, I\u2019m like, freakin\u2019 out, I\u2019ve been married for 23 years,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cSo I\u2019m like, you know what, I\u2019ll go get a drink, whatever.<\/p>\n \u201cI go over to the bar and I\u2019m like, ‘give me a Jack and Coke,’ and they\u2019re like, ‘no problem, $12.’\u201d<\/p>\n After someone pointed out that he was a neighbor, he said, all his drinks were on the house.<\/p>\n MacArthur eventually wandered inside the mansion, where he recognized a very distinct smell.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat\u2019s back there?\u201d MacArthur recalls asking.<\/p>\n \u201cSomeone said, \u2018That\u2019s a Hookah room.’ I\u2019m like, ‘they ain\u2019t smoking hookah, that\u2019s pot,’\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cThe lady just laughed, and was like, \u2018You don\u2019t want to go back there,\u2019 so of course I [did] and they were smoking pot.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nAlthough Claude Verbal originally purchased the property \u201310625 Marion Stone Way \u2013 in August of 2010 for $821,000, it was Pamela Verbal alone who moved into the mansion in the summer of 2012, at which time she was allegedly separated from Mr. Verbal, according to documents filed with Wake County Superior Court.<\/p>\n![\"partymansion8\"](\"http:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/partymansion8.jpg\")
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