BREAKING: Tennessee Man Jailed After Scissoring Attack At Key West Adult Entertainment Club
Suspect allegedly wore ski mask, cut woman’s hair with scissors against her will; faces multiple felony charges.
KEY WEST, Fla. — A Tennessee man was jailed Tuesday night after police said he returned to a Duval Street adult entertainment venue wearing a hockey-style mask — like something out of a slasher horror film — and attacked an employee, cutting her hair off with scissors during a confrontation at the VIP Gentlemen’s Club on Upper Duval St.
Jeffrey Marshall Carroll, 44, of Columbia, Tennessee, is charged with three felony counts, including aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, aggravated assault with intent to commit a felony and possession of a controlled substance.
The club — located at 1212 Duval Street — is known locally as the “scrub club,” a combination between adult dancing entertainment and an erotic massage parlor. According to an arrest report, Carroll first entered the club around 6:20 p.m. for what police described as a “dance session.”
it has a reputation.
Investigators said he declined services from one dancer, then had a session with another woman, later identified as the victim, before leaving about 25 minutes later. The report notes he had “caused issues” during that visit.
Police said Carroll returned around 10:10 p.m. “shirtless with grey shorts, an orange hat, and wearing a hockey-style mask,” and approached a woman outside the business.
Authorities said the dancer he had previously rebuffed was sitting on the club’s front porch and began recording video “for her safety” after Carroll blocked her path near the entrance.
As the victim opened the door to allow her co-worker back inside, surveillance footage reviewed by officers shows Carroll grabbing her by the hair, pulling a pair of scissors from his back pocket and cutting it before fleeing the scene with the scissors still in his hand, police said.
A co-worker contacted police after hearing the woman scream. Officers said the victim did not suffer physical injuries but was shaken by the incident. The report also states the victim told officers Carroll had made a prior threat before leaving earlier in the evening.
Police located Carroll a short time later near the intersection of Louisa and Simonton streets. He declined to speak with officers, authorities said. During a search, officers recovered a pair of scissors and an amphetamine pill not in a prescription container.
Officers noted Carroll appeared impaired at the time of his arrest.
He was booked into the Monroe County jail in Key West, where he remained as of Wednesday with bond set at $65,000 after making his first appearance. An arraignment is scheduled for April 23, according to jail records, with the judge TBD.
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