PANAMA CITY BEACH — Undercover officers have arrested and charged 11 dancers in a local club for allegedly exposing their breasts to patrons, according to the Bay County Sheriff’s Office.
The manager of the club, 30-year-old Shawn Alan Carnahan, also was arrested for allegedly violating Bay County “morality” laws, BCSO reported in a news release.
The 11 women are employed at the Show N Tail at 8776 Thomas Drive. During an undercover investigation Thursday night at the club, officers reported they observed the women dancing with their breasts exposed in front of patrons.
Nudity and indecent conduct are illegal in Bay County establishments that serve food, drink or alcoholic beverages, according to the county’s “morality ordinance.” The law prohibits the exposure of “any portion of the female breast below the top of the areola where the areola and nipple are not covered by a fully opaque covering.”
The ordinance also prohibits owners or managers from directing or allowing nudity within their businesses.
Carnahan, of Panama City Beach, admitted to investigators that he was aware the employees were dancing with breasts exposed. He was also charged with violating the morality ordinance and turned himself in Friday.
Representatives of Show N Tail declined to comment.
The women arrested were Itecka Woullard, 19, of Panama City; Amber Cepeda, 22, of Panama City; Chelsea Bradshaw, 20, of Panama City Beach; Destiny Leeds, 18, of Panama City; Heather Sturdevant, 21, of Panama City Beach; Amber Schnackenberg, 26, of Panama City; Amanda Simmons, 24, of Panama City; Cosme Ramos, 32, of Panama City; Brianna Bell, 18, of Panama City; Jakala Johnson, 21, of Panama City; and Sierra Brasier, 19, of Panama City.
The penalty for violation of the “morality ordinance” can be up to $500 fine or as much as 60 days in jail, unless otherwise determined by officials. The law has been on Bay County books since 1982.