SA: Stormy defies police to stay in her Adelaide brothel

AAP General News (Australia)
12-14-2006
SA: Stormy defies police to stay in her Adelaide brothel

ADELAIDE, Dec 14 AAP - Adelaide madam Stormy Summers has barricaded herself in her
inner-city brothel, defying police as they try to evict her for unpaid rent.

Ms Summers, 60, and husband Mark Garner have welded the doors shut on the Waymouth
Street premises, which doubles as her home.

It was also believed petrol was poured near the doors to prevent authorities from breaking in.

Police went to the brothel this morning after Ms Summers failed to comply with a court
order to vacate by yesterday.

She waved at police from her balcony, but refused all calls to come out.

Police retreated after a three-hour stand-off, giving her until Monday to leave.

But after recently dropping a legal bid to stay in the building, Ms Summers said she
wanted to stay until January 3.

"We just want until January 3 to move out," she said.

"If they give us until January 3, that will give us enough time to clear the place
out and give us a chance to have a Christmas."

Ms Summers said she planned to reopen at another location after operating in Waymouth
St for 15 years.

She has been a controversial character in Adelaide for many years.

In 2000, she failed in a bid to become the city's mayor and then unsuccessfully stood
for the upper house of state parliament.

In October this year, Ms Summers and Mr Garner were also charged with firearms offences
after a police raid on their home allegedly found a cache of guns and other weapons.

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