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Man charged with being a Peeping Tom
MARTIN LANDON JONES
Martin Landon Jones

A man caught videotaping a woman in her bathroom landed in jail after evidence led to his arrest Friday, authorities said.

Around 7:50 a.m. Friday, Bulloch County sheriff's deputies were called to West Leyland Court, off Georgia Highway 46 near Smithfield Golf Course after a woman complained of a Peeping Tom.

Bulloch County Sheriff Lynn Anderson said the female victim told deputies "she observed a white male peeping through her bathroom window and using a cellphone to video her."

Deputies tracked the male's footprints in the dew to a nearby residence. He was identified as Martin Landon Jones, 37, of West Leyland Court.

"Jones eventually admitted he used his phone to video the female complainant," Anderson said. The victim positively identified Jones as being the person she saw at her window and further identified clothing found in his home as being those worn by Jones while he videotaped her, Anderson said.

Jones was arrested and transported to the Bulloch County Jail where he was charged with Peeping Tom, a felony; eavesdropping, also a felony; and criminal trespass, a misdemeanor. He remains in jail pending a hearing before judicial authorities, Anderson said.

The sheriff wants to know whether anyone else in the area has experienced similar incidents.

Anyone who has had a similar experience in the area or who has further information on this case should contact Deputy Eddy Grumbar at (912) 764-1771 or submit an anonymous tip to tips@bullochsheriff.com.

Holli Deal Bragg may be reached at (912) 489-9414.