Hooker Took Hookahs After Getting Stiffed

SEPTEMBER 5--When a john refused to pay for a sexual encounter in a back room of a Connecticut smoke shop, a hooker stole three hookahs on her way out of the business, cops allege.

According to a West Hartford Police Department report, Moeed Malik, 24, arranged last Thursday afternoon for a sexual liaison with Yamilet Mattei, 18, who advertised her services on backpage.com, the classifieds site preferred by prostitutes and pimps everywhere. In the ad, Mattei called herself “Barbie.”

Malik, cops say, declined to pay Mattei in advance, but promised to give her cash and a hookah after completion of the sex act (which subsequently took place in the rear of the Smokers' Discount World store, which is located in a West Hartford shopping plaza).

But upon completion of the sex act, Malik, who works at the smoke shop, refused to pay Mattei, as first reported by the Hartford Courant. An argument between the parties ensued and Mattei (seen above) took three hookahs off a store shelf and departed the business with a female friend, Danielle Santos, who had driven her to the business.

In a move he now likely regrets, Malik called 911 to report the hookah theft.

Police responded to the business and interviewed Malik and Mattei, who "freely admitted that she took the hookahs from Smoker's Discount World because Malik was refusing to compensate her as agreed upon.” Mattei, the report notes, “stated that she took three hookahs off of the rack as compensation for the ‘blow job.’”

For his part, Malik was “verbally confrontational” and could not stick to a single story, police noted. He claimed to have hired Mattei as a “favor” for an uncle who never showed up at the shop.

Mattei told officers that Malik described himself as a “good looking guy” and asked how much she charged for oral sex. He then inquired about the price for “bare back” sex. Later, while being fellated, Malik told Mattei that he “always wanted” to get “deep throat [from] a Puerto Rican.”

In light of Mattei’s admission, she was charged with prostitution and larceny. Malik (seen at left) was busted for patronizing a prostitute and reporting a false incident. Santos was charged with criminal mischief (for breaking Malik’s iPhone) and pot possession. Malik’s rap sheet includes several prior arrests, including a March collar for drug sales, possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, and interfering with police.

Police recovered one of the purloined hookahs in front of the store, while the two others were found inside a Dodge Charger rented by Santos.

“All three hookahs were returned to the custody of Smoker’s Discount World,” according to the police report. The hooker remains in the custody of the York Correctional Institution, where she is being held in lieu of $1500 bond. (6 pages)