Man Charged with Sexual Battery, Witness Tampering

0:00It's April 10th. I'm Cory with the story, and this is Tampa Bay News today, your AI-powered local news. A 40-year-old man from Largo faces serious charges after allegedly committing sexual battery at a massage parlor in Pinellas Park Thursday evening. Police say, Audreon Javan Grant walked in for a session and assaulted the victim during the massage. He reportedly grabbed items that could identify him, blocked her from dialing 911, and sped off in his vehicle to escape. He was quickly zeroed in on Grant when he looped back to the neighborhood more than six hours later, cruising past the parlor like he was casing. It. Officers moved to stop his car, but he slammed into a tree during the chase. Luckily un-injured, and they nabbed him on the spot. Now locked up in Pinellas County jail, on sexual battery and witness tampering counts, cops are still piecing together more details in this ongoing probe.