Man Accused of Stabbing Woman at Miami-Dade Motel

Vernon Tillman, 70, was arrested on November 8 after a woman staying with him at a motel in Miami-Dade County was stabbed in the head with a small knife, officials stated. The attack occurred around 4:30 a.m., after the woman had taken a shower, based on details in the arrest filing. Tillman became upset because, the filing indicated, she was not doing what he asked of her.

The woman suffered several cuts that required staples. Detectives stated she identified Tillman from a photograph. Accounts of his arrest differ: one says deputies took him into custody at the motel, while another says he fled and was later found at his residence.

Tillman was charged with aggravated battery causing great bodily harm and booked at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center. At a bond court hearing, a judge found probable cause and ordered him held without bond on the new charge and a separate case connected to his probation.

Tillman was on probation for armed carjacking and armed robbery convictions from 2015. Florida corrections records show he was released from state prison on January 19, 2024, and that the probation case was set to continue through January 17, 2029. Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Ramiro Areces was scheduled to oversee the new case.