Thursday, October 27, 2022

‘Peeper’ is charged

The man accused of spying on a fellow shopper at a used clothing shop in Canton Township is due back in court tomorrow.

Willie Eugene Davis, 40, was arrested following a report from a customer at Plato's Closet Canton on Ford Road, according to police. The incident was reported Oct. 17.

“Davis is suspected of attaching a recording device to his shoe and recording a store patron in an adjacent dressing room,” police said.

Davis was arraigned Oct. 19 before Judge James Plakas at the 35th District Court on charges of eavesdropping -distributing/disseminating/transmitting recording or image obtained, a five-year felony, according to a prepared statement from Canton police.

Plakas set bond for Davis at $10,000 with several conditions.