In 2023, Turkey Leg Hut founder Nakia Price shocked fans by filing for divorce from Lyndell “Lynn” Price.
In an Instagram post, Nakia wrote “I’ve been quiet for sooo long and I can no longer hold my silence.” Nakia went on to accuse Lynn of being a cruel, deceitful, gaslighting narcissist.
The popular Turkey Leg Hut restaurant in Houston, Texas was known for its oversized and flavorful turkey drumsticks. It was a favorite destination spot for rappers and NBA superstars.
The Turkey Leg Hut location at Almeda Road was closed for 34 health violations in 2024. The restaurant was shuttered for good in November after its lease was terminated, according to bankruptcy court records.
Lynn Price was arrested and charged with conspiring with others to burn down a bar in 2020.
Earlier this year, the FBI filed new criminal charges against Lynn Price that alleged The Turkey Leg Hut sold more marijuana than turkey drumsticks out of the Almeda Road location.
On Thursday, lawyers representing Lynn Price asked a judge to release him on bond until his criminal trial.
But the bond hearing revealed new details about the alleged arson. Federal prosecutors also produced other allegations while asking a magistrate judge to keep Lynn Price behind bars.
An FBI agent testified in court Thursday that the Turkey Leg Hut restaurant was also a trap house that sold large amounts of marijuana. The marijuana was packaged in baggies stamped with the restaurant logo.
John Lee Price, an associate of Lynn Price, admitted to transporting hydroponic marijuana to the Turkey Leg Hut, FBI special Agent Deborah Cline said. As much as 1,000 pounds of marijuana was stored at the restaurant.
Cline testified that Lynn had California-grown marijuana brought to Houston and then sold it out of Turkey Leg Hut and the Daiquiri Hutt, another now-closed establishment at the same address.
The restaurant was patrolled by armed security guards 24/7, to protect the drugs that were kept there, Cline said.
During cross-examination, Cline said there was no evidence that Lynn Price was directly involved in hand-to-hand drug sales at the restaurants.
But she said Lynn was the “orchestrator” and the drug kingpin who kept his hands clean.
