Milton Ellis is an older, wheelchair bound, gentleman living in St. Petersburg, Florida. One evening in 2011 he encountered 22-year-old Josephine Smith on the streets while going home. The two started talking and seemed to hit it off, so when it started pouring they took shelter together on the porch of a vacant Hooters.

Ellis fell asleep while waiting for the rain to stop. He awoke to find Smith on his lap. When he asked what she was doing, she replied, "I'm a vampire. I am going to eat you." She then proceeded to bite him in various places, including his arm and lips, and broke enough skin that he was left bloody.

Ellis struggled and eventually escaped, made it to a phone and called the police. He was rushed to the hospital and was treated with stitches.

The police found Smith when they arrived at the scene. She was half-naked and covered in blood. According to her, she had no memory of the events. She was arrested and was held on bail for $50,000.

Smith appeared in the news again in 2015, when she "babbled" to authorites about vampirism following her arrest for allegedly stabbing her boyfriend with a pair of scissors.