By Nicole June
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – Roll’d Creamery, a once-popular rolled ice cream shop in Clarksville, has officially closed its doors.
The eatery was opened in late 2017 by Kevin Goyoco at 1715 Wilma Rudolph Blvd. A little over a year after opening, the business has gone dark and the phone number has been disconnected.
Leo Millan, owner of Millan Enterprises (which leases the space), confirmed to ClarksvilleNow.com that Goyoco stopped paying rent, causing Millan to take control of the building. It is currently available for lease, although items still remain inside.
Parents of high school students who were employed at Roll’d said their children received paychecks that bounced and then stopped receiving paychecks altogether.
Kristin Bentley’s son, now 18, is a student at Northeast High School who was working at the business before it closed. Bentley said her son’s last day at work was Oct. 31, 2018 and he had not heard from the owner since. Several employees and parents have attempted to contact Goyoco and Bentley said her husband finally received a text message Wednesday morning after weeks of silence. She later realized other parents has received the same message.
Bentley said the text read:
“I’m not running nor hiding. If I could pay my guys now, believe me I would, I’m in a financial burden from my business failing. I’m not looking for sorrow and I honestly deserve every bashful comment. But I haven’t been answering because I honestly don’t have any updates. I’ve been looking for a job where I could sustain myself to include paying what needs to be satisfied. I’m not avoiding paying my guys. They deserve every dollar they’ve earned. I’m thankful for them all and I respect each and every one of them. I’m starting a new job in about a week and believe me as soon as I start collecting checks I will be paying them out to my guys and taking care of them. I just need extra time.”
Another concerned parent, Misty Dawn Aguila, said her 17-year-old son’s second-to-last check also bounced and his final check was never given to him. She estimates that the employees have been shorted about $600-$700 for these paychecks.
“We just want our kids to have their money, especially at Christmas time,” Aguila said.
She said she and other parents have spent weeks trying to contact Goyoco on behalf of their school-aged children, who trusted him to pay them. They are going public with their stories to ensure the employees receive fair compensation.
ClarksvilleNow.com tried to reach the business by phone, but the line has been disconnected. Other contact information for the owner was not available at the time of publication.
ClarksvilleNow.com highlighted the business in a Community Connection video earlier this year: