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Miami Herald
02-05-2025
- Miami Herald
Woman finds camera in air vent — with footage of man installing it, FL cops say
Routine cleaning led to a disturbing find in a woman's bedroom: A camera was tucked in one of the air vents, according to investigators in the Florida Panhandle. The discovery was made Friday, April 11, at a home near Fort Walton Beach, the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office said in an April 30 news release. 'The victim says she was cleaning the ceiling and wall vents in her home ... and noticed a glare in the air vent,' the sheriff's office reported. 'When she stood on a small table she spotted a camera, which she immediately took down and turned off.' Detectives downloaded the camera's memory card and discovered it 'had been been recording the victim in her bedroom since February 17 ... including times when she was undressed.' A man also appeared in the footage, setting up and adjusting the camera, officials said. 'His face is revealed along with a tattoo on his left forearm,' the sheriff's office said. Detectives used the footage to track down 30-year old Jason Lee Carpenter of Fort Walton Beach, officials said. 'The victim recently installed a Ring doorbell camera at her residence in Fort Walton Beach and on April 25th, Carpenter can be seen approaching, then leaving when he spots the camera,' officials said. He was arrested April 30 and charged with video voyeurism of a victim 19 years or older and burglary of an unoccupied dwelling, officials said. Details of how or if Carpenter knew the victim were not released. Fort Walton Beach is about a 40-mile drive east from Pensacola.
Yahoo
01-05-2025
- Yahoo
Fort Walton Beach man accused of recording woman in her bedroom since February
FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. (WKRG) — A Fort Walton Beach man is accused of leaving a camera in a woman's bedroom since February. 2 dogs die in Escambia County house fire Tuesday morning: ECFR According to a news release from the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office, Jason Lee Carpenter, 30, was arrested. He is accused of video voyeurism and burglary. OCSO officials said a victim reported she was cleaning the ceiling and wall vents in her home on April 11 when she saw a glare in the air vent. She stood on a small table and spotted a small camera, took it down and turned it off. Investigators conducted a forensic download of the camera's SD card, which revealed the camera had been recording in her bedroom since Feb. 17, 2025. This included times when she was undressed, according to OCSO. Investigators said the video clearly shows Carpenter setting up the camera and adjusting it. They identified him as his face was revealed and a tattoo on his left forearm, the release said. Milton woman wins $1 million in Florida Lottery scratch-off game The OCSO release also said the victim installed a Ring doorbell camera, which spotted Carpenter on April 25 approaching the home and then leaving when he spotted the camera. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
01-05-2025
- Yahoo
Fort Walton Beach man arrested for video voyeurism and burglary
OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office investigators arrested a Fort Walton Beach man on charges of video voyeurism and burglary on Wednesday. According to a news release, the victim says she was cleaning the ceiling and wall vents in her home on April 11 and noticed a glare in the air vent. When she stood up on a small table, she said she spotted a camera, which she immediately took down and turned off. Okaloosa man convicted of quadruple murder set for execution A forensic download of the camera's micro SD card revealed that the camera had been recording the victim in her bedroom since February 17, 2025, including times when she was undressed, officials said. OCSO investigators said the 30-year-old Jason Lee Carpenter of Denton Boulevard can be clearly seen in the videos setting up the camera and adjusting it. Investigators also said Carpenter's face is revealed along with a tattoo on his left forearm. The victim recently installed a Ring doorbell camera at her residence in Fort Walton Beach, and on April 25. Carpenter can be seen approaching, then leaving when he spots the camera. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
