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An unique dancer has been accused of stabbing a DJ, leaving him with a punctured lung, in a brutal assault at a strip membership.

DJ Duncan Allen, 38, stated he was working at Casa Diablo Vegan Strip Membership in Portland within the early hours of December 8 when he was out of the blue attacked from behind by Peyton Colby Lathan, 29.

“It felt like a 500-pound man punched me within the again as arduous as humanly attainable,” he advised Live5News.

“So I circled anticipating there to be an enormous dude about to struggle me and it was her [a dancer] and she or he was standing there holding a knife.”

Graphic surveillance footage captured Lathan allegedly stabbing Allen 4 occasions within the again, in keeping with courtroom paperwork.

Allen suffered accidents to his hand, again, facet, and armpit, in addition to punctured lung, he stated.

“It wasn’t till I went to take a breath and felt my again that I spotted she had stabbed me. By that point she was out the door strolling down the road like nothing occurred,” he stated.

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Allen stated his thoughts immediately went to his pet canine Stone whereas his coworkers utilized strain to his wounds till emergency companies arrived.

Police then discovered the 29-year-old suspect hiding within the bushes outdoors the membership with two small knives beside her, together with one with a bloodied edge, reported KGW8.

She was arrested and charged with second-degree assault, tried assault within the first-degree, and the illegal use of a weapon, in keeping with Multnomah County Sheriff’s Workplace reserving information.

Following her arrest, Lathan pleaded madness, in keeping with courtroom paperwork, seen by KKTV. She is now being held with out bail forward of her arraignment Tuesday.

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The motive for the assault is at the moment unclear however Allen has insisted it was unprovoked.

He stated in a Fb publish that he had labored alongside Lathan – who had labored on the membership for a decade – “with no points in any respect.”

Membership proprietor Johnny Diablo Žūklė advised KKTV:“She was all the time a bit of off, however she by no means exhibited indicators of violent tendencies.

“She positively had a psychological well being disaster. I believe she had supposed to kill somebody, and it simply occurred to be Duncan, and once I give it some thought, when she was within the dressing room for about 10 minutes, she appeared like she was possessed by a demon.”

Allen advised The Unbiased he was discharged from hospital Monday and is now recovering at dwelling.

A GoFundMe has been launched to assist together with his medical prices.

The Unbiased contacted Portland Police for additional data.