Inset: Vernon Gregory Tillman (Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office). Background: The Yes Motel in Homestead, Fla. (Google Maps).
A 70-year-old Florida man is behind bars after allegedly stabbing a woman in the head at a motel because she refused to do what he demanded, authorities said. The alleged attack occurred while he was on probation.
Vernon Gregory Tillman faces one count of aggravated battery causing great bodily harm, according to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office.
The incident was reported at the Yes Motel on South Dixie Highway in Homestead, a city situated between Everglades National Park and Biscayne National Park.
Deputies went to the motel Sunday morning after the woman called 911, according to a criminal complaint and arrest affidavit obtained by Law&Crime.
“The victim advised after she took a shower, the defendant became upset because she was not doing as he was asking,” the charging document states. “The defendant produced a small knife and began to stab the victim in the head.”
The woman suffered “various lacerations” in the attack, authorities said. The wounds required staples.
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The defendant allegedly left the area after the stabbing. Sheriff’s deputies later found him at his residence and took him into custody.
Tillman appeared before a judge Monday, according to a courtroom report from Miami-based Fox and ABC affiliate WSVN.
The court ordered Tillman held without bond in both the new stabbing case and the case connected to the probation he was already serving, the station reported.
“Due to the nature of the charge, stabbing somebody in the head with a knife, I’m going to order that there is a no bond hold in your case,” Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court Judge Victoria Sigler said.
Tillman was released from state prison in January 2024. His parole was scheduled to continue through January 2029 following convictions for armed carjacking and armed robbery, according to Miami-based independent TV station WPLG.
The defendant is being held at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center. His arraignment is scheduled for Dec. 12.
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