Steve Driver, aka Steven Hill, 30, faced the possibility of losing his job yesterday while working at Ultima DVD in Van Nuys, and flipped out.
He apparently attacked three people with a machete, wounding two and killing one. Authorities have not yet released information on the deceased victim. Seven people were at the offices when the attack happened. Steve worked as a web designer and part time adult film actor. On the night of the attack he learned that he may lose his job and be evicted from the premises, where he worked and also lived. He appeared in 12 titles.
Even creepier, porn actress Dana DeArmond remarked on her Twitter feed “omg i thought of steve driver when they said it was a skinny black guy with a sword. I knew he wasn’t right in the head.”
The LAPD is investigating the attack as a case of workplace violence. The suspect fled in a blue Toyota RAV4 with the license plate 5YTC423.
I’ll keep you updated on this…
[UPDATE] The victim was Elegant Angel veteran Herbert Wong, stage name: Tom Dong.
[UPDATE] According to a source that visited the two other victims in the hospital, one of the victim’s hands was slashed so severely he is in danger of having it amputated. This source also said that Dong was stabbed three times in the back and didn’t die immediately. The Ultima DVD office has been the site of industry violence before. UFC fighter turned porn performer War Machine was involved in an altercation involving numerous adult industry members late last year.
[UPDATE} The LAPD has indicated that this is the 5th homicide in the area this year.
[UPDATE] Driver was allegedly fired because his bosses “weren’t happy with his product.” He also has a history of violence. Driver is currently on probation for a weapon violation in 2008 and allegedly threatened to kill one of his college professors if he didn’t give him an A. According to the Washington Post, he told an instructor at the University of Maryland he was, “a mobster and would dismember the instructor’s body if he didn’t get the grade.”
[UPDATE] As of Friday, June 4th he is still on the loose.
[UPDATE] There is a $2,000 reward for anyone who can supply the police with information that leads to his capture. It’s been hinted that someone within the industry could be hiding him. I’d like to suggest asking “Little Miss Aka” on his MySpace page who offers “…I’ll listen to your side of the story.” But he should definitely stay away from “Kannin Chen” who writes “You killed Tom? Fuck you Steve…fuck you…”
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