Monson police said Justin Harvey followed a female employee out of the club and threatened her with a large knife as she approached her car.
MONSON – A Monson man was charged with assault with a dangerous weapon after he allegedly threatened a female employee at the Magic Lantern strip club with a large knife as she approached her car.
Police said Justin E. Harvey, 26, of 38 Paradise Lake Road, followed the woman out of the Route 20 club on March 9 and threatened her with the knife. The victim was able to get into her vehicle and escape without injury, police said. The incident happened at approximately 11:30 p.m.
The woman called police, who responded to the scene and found the suspect sitting in a car parked behind the club.
After an investigation, police arrested Harvey for assault, along with cocaine possession. Ryan D. Carey, 30, of 14 Barnes St., Apt. 1, Ware, was with Harvey in the car and also was charged with cocaine possession. Police recovered a knife from the vehicle. Palmer police assisted at the scene.
Harvey and Carey both had innocent pleas entered at their arraignments last week in Palmer District Court. Harvey will return to court April 7 for a pretrial conference; Carey, April 21.