No charges expected in Harpo’s fall; police report calls case ‘closed’

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

An incident report from the Columbia Police Department shows no arrests will be made and no charges will be filed after a man fell from Harpo's balcony in August.

Corbin Rodenberg fell from the rooftop of Harpo’s Bar and Grill on Aug. 23. A witness told ABC 17 News that Rodenberg was sitting on the railing when he fell.

Rodenberg, 22, of Chillicothe, was in critical condition from the fall.

Police wrote that one of the witnesses stated that Rodenberg had been drinking “most of the day,” with another witness claiming Rodenberg had 10-15 alcoholic drinks that day, which included drinking at a residence.

The report says Rodenberg bought three alcoholic beverages at the bar.

“At this time I do not have probable cause to arrest anyone for this case. There is no evidence that Rodenberg was over-sold alcohol at Harpo’s as he only bought three drinks. Rodenberg also appeared coherent and did not show signs of being overly intoxicated as he walked into Harpo’s and ordered two drinks,” an officer wrote in the report.

Rodenberg fell after sitting on the railing of the rooftop bar. The report says more than one person standing near him had told him to get off the railing. A witness told police she “she saw Corbin make a shocked face before he fell backwards.”

The fall injured Rodenberg's head. He has remained in intensive care, and his mother, Kayley Rodenberg, posted this week that he was transferred from University Hospital to an acute-care facility.

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