A vicious stripper at Portland’s so-called “world infamous vegan strip club” allegedly stabbed a DJ multiple times with a knife – after her boss told her she was behaving as if she was “a monster” moments ago. Was under the control of.
New video from inside Casa Diablo in Northwest Portland shows Duncan Allen, a longtime DJ there, working his station on Dec. 8 when 29-year-old Payton Lathan approaches him from behind and Stabs a knife in his back. KGW8 reported,
Lathan stabbed him four times, including once in the chest, and ran away, while a shocked Allen struggled to safety before collapsing in the kitchen area.
Allen said of the attack, “I was standing in the DJ booth, the next thing I know I felt like a 500-pound man punched me four times in the back.”
She said of the staff who saved her life, “Half the girls were obviously shaken up and started to panic – but the other half were instrumental in saving me.”
As Allen became unconscious due to blood loss and lack of oxygen from a collapsed lung, staff began applying pressure to the wound and called 911 for help.
First responders arrived within minutes and took him to Legacy Emanuel Medical Center, where he is recovering after surgery to repair a laceration in his lung.
Club owner Johnny Diablo Żūklē said that Lathan had worked for him for 10 years and that he “seemed a little weak but he never displayed any signs of violent tendencies.” KKTV reported.
“She was definitely struggling with a mental health crisis,” he said. “I think her intention was to kill someone, and it turned out to be Duncan, and when I think about it, when she was in the dressing room for about 10 minutes, it was as if she was possessed Has gone.”
According to court documents, officers found Lathan hiding in bushes outside the club, and two knives were found on the ground nearby. Received by The OregonianThere was blood on the tip of a knife.
Lathan faces multiple charges, including attempted first-degree assault, and is scheduled to be arraigned on Tuesday.
“During her arrest, Lathan repeatedly stated she was pleading ‘insanity,'” the document states.
Lathan reportedly told police that Allen was a “drug dealer” and “You will not find any trace of drugs or alcohol in my body,” police said.
Casa Diablo — which features dancers with names like Star Cake, Amethyst and Trouble — bills itself on its website as “one of Portland’s best exotic clubs,” boasting the slogan, “Vixens, not veal, sizzle.” “Not steak, we put the meat on the stick, not on the plate.”
Allen, who denied being a drug dealer, said he did not know why Lathan suddenly attacked him. Instead, DJ is focusing on the overwhelming support he’s received from coworkers and strangers.
“I can’t put into words how much joy and happiness I feel right now,” Allen said of the support. The GoFundMe page has raised nearly $9,000 so far to help in their recovery effort.
“I just want to say a big thank you to everyone who donated. I have no words,” he said in a recent update.
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