St. Louis- They were looking for some dirty dancing.

But what three Maryland Heights men got was much different!

They were held up at gunpoint after responding to an “exotic dancer” ad on Craigslist.

Detectives tell us the three men in their 20’s answered an exotic dancer ad in the erotic services section of the St. Louis Craigslist early Friday morning.

27 year old Jessica Blackburn [pictured] responded to the men’s home on eleven thousand nine hundred block of Midvale Drive in Maryland Heights.

Police say she went inside and basically cased the home for a few minutes.

Then cops tell us Blackburn left and returned moments later with two men armed with guns-20 year old Eddrick Harris and 21 year old Perry Richardson.

Police say the trio then stole several hundred dollars from the men.

The suspects were arrested a short time later after one of the victims was able to dive out a window and call 911.

“It kind of scared the heck out of me. I won’t answer my door at three or four o’clock in the morning unless I know who it is,” said Larry O’Brien who lives nearby.

Maryland Heights Police say what happened here should serve as a wake-up call to anyone using Craigslist.

Captain Scott Will with the Maryland Heights Police said, “You’ve just got to be careful and realize you have no idea who’s on the other end of that computer talking to you. And this case is a good example. They thought they were hiring what they believed to be an exotic dancer and they wound up inviting armed robbery suspects to their house.”

Police recovered two handguns and the stolen money.

None of the victims was hurt.

All three suspects are facing robbery and armed criminal action charges.

Harris and Richardson are also facing burglary counts.

News release from the Maryland Heights Police Department:

On 02-29-08 at 3:29 am, the Maryland Heights Police Department responded to a report of a robbery in progress at a residence located in the 11900 block of Midvale Dr.

Arriving officers spoke with 3 victims.

The victims reported that they had responded to an ad for an “exotic dancer” which had been posted on the internet website Craigslist. When the “exotic dancer” arrived, she entered the residence and then immediately walked out the front door. Moments later she re-entered the residence but was accompanied by two armed subjects who announced a robbery. One of the 3 victims escaped into the rear of the residence where he was able to call the police.

Responding officers stopped a vehicle leaving the area and the three occupants were identified as the robbery suspects. Two handguns and the stolen property were recovered.

The 3 suspects are identified as:

Jessica L. Blackburn
27 Years of age
7400 Blk of Pennsylvania

Eddrick L. Harris
20 Years of age
5600 Blk of Bartmer

Perry J. Richardson
21 Years of age
4300 Blk West Florissant

Blackburn was charged with Robbery 1st degree and Armed Criminal Action. Her bond was set at $50,000.

Harris and Richardson were both charged with Robbery 1st Degree,
Burglary 1st Degree, and two counts of Armed Criminal Action each. Bond was set at $75,000 for both. All three subjects have been transferred to the St. Louis County jail.