Archive for December, 2010

Tampa Strip Clubs: Patron dies after altercation at Clearwater men’s club

Thursday, December 30th, 2010

Patron dies after altercation at Clearwater men’s club
JAY CONNER/STAFF When deputies arrived at the club, they found the employee holding the patron to the ground and were told the patron was the cause of the problem.
Published: December 30, 2010
Updated: 04:16 pm
CLEARWATER – An unruly patron at a club on U.S. 19 died this morning after an employee held him down in the parking lot because the patron swung at someone, deputies said.
The patron has been identified as Jayson P. Zalewski, 34, 8756 Quail Road, Seminole.
Authorities were called to the 24 Karat Gentlemen’s Club, 16717 U.S. 19 N., about 2:25 a.m., the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies were told Zalewski had been told to leave the club after becoming unruly.
Zalewski continued to be unruly outside, taking off his jacket as if he wanted to fight. When another customer tried to calm him, Zalewski swung at him, the sheriff’s office said.

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Tampa Strip Clubs: Police investigate strip club death at Clearwater club

Thursday, December 30th, 2010

Clearwater, FL — The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a local man at a gentleman’s club in Clearwater early this morning.
PCSO deputies, responding to a call at 2:26 a.m. Thursday of a disturbance at the 24 Karat Gentleman’s Club on 16717 U.S. 19 N. in Clearwater, arrived to find Cecil E. Chapman of St. Petersburg, an employee of the club, holding a man down on the ground in the parking lot.
When deputies handcuffed the man, Jayson Zalewski, they realized he was not breathing. Zalewski, 34, of 8756 Quail Road in Seminole, was taken by ambulance to Largo Medical Center where he later died at 3:36 a.m.
According to the PCSO’s Robbery/Homocide Unit detectives, witnesses say Zalewski became disorderly and was told by employees to leave the club. Once outside, Zalewski tried to pick a fight with another patron. Chapman, 40, stepped in while other employees called police.

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Tampa Strip Clubs: Tampa Bay residents strongly support ban on street solicitation and panhandling

Thursday, December 30th, 2010

… I’m not surprised at it at all,” Dudley said. “Every place you go, every function I went to, it was the same topic: When are we going to do something about these people?”
Council member Wengay Newton initially questioned the measure but ultimately voted for it. Newton said the law has worked.
“It wasn’t something I wanted to do,” Newton said, noting disruption to charities and the newspaper hawkers. “But it was what they call the nuclear option, and it was the only option.”
Dudley and Newton both said they’ve seen a surge in panhandling in Tampa during recent visits.
Tampa officials and residents said panhandling spiked after St. Petersburg enacted its law. But Newton said his city had to act — and Tampa has control of its own restrictions.
“Tampa’s got a lot of strip clubs, too,” he said. “You can say we send a lot of guys over there.”

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Tampa Strip Clubs: Man dies after altercation at Clearwater men’s club

Thursday, December 30th, 2010

Patron dies after altercation at Clearwater men’s club
JAY CONNER/STAFF When deputies arrived at the club, they found the employee holding the patron to the ground and were told the patron was the cause of the problem.
Published: December 30, 2010
Updated: 04:16 pm
CLEARWATER – An unruly patron at a club on U.S. 19 died this morning after an employee held him down in the parking lot because the patron swung at someone, deputies said.
The patron has been identified as Jayson P. Zalewski, 34, 8756 Quail Road, Seminole.
Authorities were called to the 24 Karat Gentlemen’s Club, 16717 U.S. 19 N., about 2:25 a.m., the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies were told Zalewski had been told to leave the club after becoming unruly.
Zalewski continued to be unruly outside, taking off his jacket as if he wanted to fight. When another customer tried to calm him, Zalewski swung at him, the sheriff’s office said.

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Tampa Strip Clubs: Man dies after altercation at Clearwater men’s club

Thursday, December 30th, 2010

Man dies after altercation at Clearwater men’s club
JAY CONNER/STAFF When deputies arrived at the club, they found the employee holding the patron to the ground and were told the patron was the cause of the problem.
TBO.com
Published: December 30, 2010
Updated: 2 min. ago
CLEARWATER – An unruly and combative patron at a club on U.S. 19 died this morning after an employee held him down in the parking lot because the patron had swung at someone, according to the Pinellas Sheriff’s Office.
The dead man’s name has not been released. He was described as being in his 30s.
Sheriff’s deputies were called to the 24 Karat Gentlemen’s Club, 16717 U.S. 19 N., at about 2:25 a.m., authorities said.
There they were told the patron had become unruly in the club and was told by a club employee to leave, sheriff’s officials said. Once outside, the patron continued to be unruly, taking off his jacket as if he wanted to fight. When another customer tried to calm him, the patron swung at him, police said.

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Tampa Strip Clubs: Man dies after disturbance outside Clearwater strip club

Thursday, December 30th, 2010

Man dies after disturbance outside Clearwater strip club
By Danny Valentine, Times Staff Writer Posted: Dec 30, 2010 08:34 AM
CLEARWATER — The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a death outside a strip club early Thursday morning.
Deputies received a disturbance call at the 24 Karat Gentlemen’s Club, 16717 U.S. 19 N, about 2:30 a.m.
In the parking lot, they found a club employee holding down an unidentified man in his 30s down, who deputies were told was the cause of the disturbance.
As they were handcuffing him, they realized he was unresponsive and not breathing. Deputies started CPR and he was taken to Largo Medical Center, where he died at 3:36 a.m.
Witnesses told deputies that the man became disorderly in the club and was told to leave. Once he left, he took off his jacket, as if he wanted to fight, deputies said. Another patron was attempting to calm the man down when the man tried to punch him.

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Tampa Strip Clubs: Death investigation underway after incident at Clearwater club

Thursday, December 30th, 2010

Death investigation underway after incident at Clearwater club
Updated: Thursday, 30 Dec 2010, 7:20 AM ESTPublished : Thursday, 30 Dec 2010, 7:18 AM EST
CLEARWATER – Detectives in Pinellas County are investigating the death of a man who died after reportedly causing a disturbance at a club early Thursday morning.
Deputies were called to the 24 Karat Gentlemen’s Club on U.S. 19 just before 2:30 a.m. and found a club employee holding a man on the ground in the parking lot. As deputies began to handcuff the man, they realized he was not breathing.
Deputies began CPR and called paramedics, who took the man to Largo Medical Center. He was pronounced dead about an hour later. The sheriff’s office says he was in his mid-30s but has not released his identification.

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Tampa Escorts: Mohney receives Kiwanis top honor

Wednesday, December 29th, 2010

About 1965, the club started selling Christmas trees, which today is still its primary fundraiser on 113th Street, a few feet north of the Seminole Chamber of Commerce.
We used to sell 1,200 to 1,500 trees each year, said Mohney. This year were down to 300. We need to sell between $15,000 and $18,000 worth of trees before we break even. After that, it all goes back into the community.
Mohney said the club is the countys largest donor of Pinellas Education Foundation Doorway Scholarships for low-income students.
Other projects supported by the club are Horses for Handicapped, a program to give handicapped children an opportunity to ride horses; Every Child a Swimmer, a swim instruction program; a wheelchair escort service Sundays at Bay Pines VA Healthcare, Pinellas Village, dolls for kids at All Childrens Hospital and a teen parenting curriculum at Pinellas Technical Education Center in Clearwater.

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Tampa Strip Clubs: Former Buccaneers player Keith McCants arrested after leaving St. Pete strip club

Tuesday, December 21st, 2010

Updated: Dec 20, 2010 — 8:06am
Former Buccaneers player Keith McCants arrested after leaving St. Pete strip club
Former Alabama and NFL linebacker Keith McCants has been arrested in Florida and charged with cocaine possession.
Police say McCants was arrested early Wednesday morning as he left a St. Petersburg strip club.
Police who stopped the 42-year former first round draft pick of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers say they saw a crack pipe in the center console of his Chevrolet Tahoe.
Police also found one piece of crack in the purse of McCants’ female passenger.
McCants was taken to the Pinellas County Jail. Bail was set at $2,000.
A former University of Alabama standout, McCant’s legal troubles since leaving the NFL have included charges of cocaine possession, bad-check writing and theft.

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Tampa Strip Clubs: Woman gets three years for Pasco strip club brawl

Friday, December 17th, 2010

Woman gets three years for Pasco strip club brawl
By Molly Moorhead, Times Staff Writer Posted: Dec 17, 2010 02:33 PM
NEW PORT RICHEY — Nicole Moore, who was convicted of leaving injured people at the scene of a brawl in a strip club parking lot, was sent to prison Friday for three years.
Prosecutors said Moore, 27, went to Calendar Girls on U.S. 19 in Hudson at closing time on June 27, 2009, with two male friends. They got into an argument with a group of dancers, which quickly escalated into a parking lot brawl.
Prosecutors said Moore got in her car and struck one person, then circled back around and hit another. One of the injured people was her friend.
She went to trial in October and was convicted of DUI and leaving the scene of an accident involving injury. The jury found her not guilty of aggravated battery.

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