Miami-Dade deputies: 70-year-old felon on probation stabs woman in head at motel

A 70-year-old convicted felon accused of stabbing a woman in the head while on probation was back in jail on Monday afternoon in Miami-Dade County, records show. Leer en españolVernon Tillman, also known as “Gary Williams,” “Jerry,” and “Gregory,” has been in and out of prison since he was 20 years old, according to the Florida Department of Corrections. Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested Tillman, of Miami, at 7 a.m. on Sunday at the Yes Motel, at 28475 South Dixie Highway, in the Leisure City neighborhood. “The victim advised after she took a shower, [Tillman] became upset because she was not doing as he was asking ... produced a small knife and began to stab the victim in the head,” a deputy wrote, according to the arrest report. Miami-Dade corrections booked Tillman shortly before 9:30 a.m. on Sunday at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, where he remained without bond on Monday afternoon. “The victim suffered various lacerations, which required staples,” a de