Inset: Vernon Gregory Tillman (Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office). Background: The Yes Motel in Homestead, Florida (Google Maps).
A 70-year-old Florida man is facing a felony charge after authorities say he stabbed a woman in the head at a Homestead motel while he was on probation. The alleged attack reportedly happened because she would not do what he demanded, according to law enforcement officials.
Vernon Gregory Tillman is charged with aggravated battery causing great bodily harm, the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office said.
The incident occurred 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 multiple lacerations in the alleged stabbing and required staples to treat her injuries, authorities said.
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Investigators say Tillman left the area after the attack. Deputies later found him at his residence and arrested him, according to the sheriff’s office.
T illman appeared before a judge Monday, according to a courtroom report from Miami-based Fox and ABC affiliate WSVN.
The judge ordered Tillman held without bond in both the new stabbing case and the separate case in which he was already on probation, 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.
Tillman remains detained at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center. His arraignment is scheduled for Dec. 12.
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