Seminole Man Dead After Altercation in St. Pete Beach
Posted: October 24, 2015 – 8:10 PM
Pinellas County Deputies responded to the Mermaids Gentleman’s Club at about 3:02 AM on Saturday, October 24, 2015. The Club is located at 7500 Blind Pass Road in St. Pete Beach.
According to a press release from Cecelia Barreda, Public Information Coordinator at Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to the Club after receiving a 911 call of an injured person at the location who had reportedly been involved in a physical altercation with a staff member.
Deputies say the altercation began when a patron battered a staff member and a physical altercation between the two ensued. Deputies say the patron’s friend, identified as 35-year-old David Yost of Seminole, stepped in to assist the patron and also began to strike the staff member.
Deputies say the number of people participating in the fight grew, as several other club employees jumped in to assist the staff member and to attempt to subdue Yost. When deputies arrived on scene they discovered Yost to be on the ground breathing but unresponsive.
St. Pete Beach Fire Department along with Sunstar Paramedics arrived on scene and Yost was transported to Palms of Pasadena Hospital where he was pronounced deceased at 3:53 AM.
The Medical Examiner will determine cause and manner of death. Results are pending at this time.
Detectives say the altercation between the patron and the staff member initially began due to the patron’s debt to the establishment.
At this time detectives are not naming the principals (patron and staff member) involved in the initial altercation.
The investigation continues.
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It’s now 02:44 hours so he’s dead but he won’t be determined to have died until 03:53 hours? Someone needs to proof read these things and learn how to tell time maybe give them a Mickey mouse watch??
Article posted October 24, 2015 – 8:10 PM
Pinellas County Deputies responded to the Mermaids Gentleman’s Club at about 3:02 AM
Yost was transported to Palms of Pasadena Hospital where he was pronounced deceased at 3:53 AM
Not sure where the issue is. Please advise so any needed corrections can be made.
Thanks.
So, it is now almost a full week later. I did not directly know “yost” but know others who are devastated by the news. As a journalist I would imagine that the story doesn’t end at the initial publication. With that said, why are there no updates to this story? In agreement with others comments, there is more to the story. Especially for such a rinky dink establishment which on a good night has 4 cars in the lot? Time to get some updates and information on the story.
I imagine that the investigative information will be handed over to the State Attorneys Office who will make decision if charges will be filed. There will be more to come and nobody is speaking about the details of the incident.
Of course and in full agreement no doubt that the sa will make the ultimate determination, just saying that so many will be mourning with no answers. Nothing one can do more than what is offered that is understood. One must expect there to be a slight feeling of disarray with a tragic loss and unfortunately a department with tight lipped information. Thanks for sharing this news as tragic as it is.
As they say, the wheels of justice turn very slowly. You will hear nothing else from the Sheriff’s Office. We still can’t find out why two people including a 16 year old was shot in Largo or why a foot pursuit went on for hours near Starkey and Bryan Diary. Instead they put out a press release about the rescue of a 7 foot alligator by. Sure glad I don’t do this as a job but will definately try to dig deeper in this case.
Wow, maybe you should practice what you preach.
You’re commenting one day later, thinking it hasn’t happened yet…lol
And I’m sure that a stripclub’s staff will definitely tell the story exactly as it happened.
My prayers go out to a desth that didn’t have to happen. Did they name patron and his condition did they know each other. My heart goes out
This is an outrage I have known the deceased for 20 years and he has an outstanding record helping and defusing many problems between people. That club has had a bad rap for many years and this is not the only time clubs have over used there power to deduce a problem. All I have to say is if there life and job are on the line they would lie like a rug. I feel bad this happened he was one of the most well known and love guys around town.
I knew Dave for 10 years and Anthony is right,,,,,,he was a great peacemaker and defuser. The fact is that Dave was known to avoid conflict NOT participate. He knew the damage he could inflict on someone, which is why he didn’t! This story stinks of utter bullshit. That club should be shut down. The fact is that a great man is gone due to an ignorant situation and establishment. This needs to be looked into very closely.
i know they ganged up on him and are gonna lie as a group but i believe they will fuck up and the truth will come out there were also id imagine patrons there who witnessed and youd have to live on the moon to not know that the bouncers they hire at these places are notorious for going too far and have rudimentory if any training
So, it is now almost a full week later. I did not directly know “yost” but know others who are devastated by the news. As a journalist I would imagine that the story doesn’t end at the initial publication. With that said, why are there no updates to this story? In agreement with others comments, there is more to the story. Especially for such a rinky dink establishment which on a good night has 4 cars in the lot? Time to get some updates and information on the story.
Nobody got in trouble no one went to jail.. because they didn’t know who to charge!! neglect on every angle you this happen, from the time the call was first made, from the manager not stating the urgency of the situation, from the police officers who arrived and were more concerned about arresting someone than saving a life, to the bouncer whom I’m more than sure lied. If they would have told the truth & called right away EMS would have been able to there Job. Instead they waited, when the manager called the cops, he said there was a fight and a guy was wrestled to the ground, his nose is bleeding. The hospital is less than 4 minutes away from mermaids, the police arrived to the scene within minutes (knowing damn well they have to be certified in CPR & have to the knowledge to assist the situation) EMS arrived later than the police more than 7 minutes (they didn’t make it a priority because the manger didn’t state the proper urgency. They thought he was snoring, he wasn’t, his windpipe was collapse (he died from asphyxiation) which obviously how does someone die from that if was “just wrestled to the ground”?! The state said it just was a unfortunate incident. No nobody did anything, a good man dies, lives get destroyed, nobody gets held accountable nor charged because… you can finish the rest.
Always in my thoughts David and I will never stop loving you.