Augusta, Georgia (The Weekly Vice) -- Ricky Leon Merriweather, a 47-Year-Old Richmond County maintenance worker has been arrested and charged on accusations that he drilled peep holes into the ceiling of a women's restroom at an Augusta law enforcement facility. Now he's behind bars.
Merriweather, who resides in Hephzibah, Georgia, now faces felony peeping tom charges after authorities say he drilled holes into the ceiling of a women's restroom at the Richmond County Law Enforcement Center in Augusta.
According to Richmond County Sheriff, Ronnie Strength, the holes were discovered by a female employee who noticed two peepholes in the ceiling of the restroom on Tuesday.
She really got a creepy feeling, she felt like someone was watching her," said Richmond County investigator Blaise Dresser. "She noticed some debris on the floor, when she saw it, it looked like sheet rock. She looked up and saw two holes in the ceiling.
Authorities say Merriweather, who is a long-time county employee, denied the allegations at first, but then admitted later to drilling the holes for the purpose of spying.
County Administrator Fred Russell refused to discuss the case, stating that it was a "personnel issue".
The Weekly Vice Opinion:
This by no means is the first time a maintenance worker used his position to drill holes or set up cameras as a means to peep on women in the restroom. But for criminy's sake, a Justice Center?He should be sentenced an extra year just for being a big enough dumbass to think THAT would go over really well.
What ticked us off the most about the story isn't what Merriweather did, but the smug response of Fred Russell who didn't think anyone needed to be informed about the details of this case because it was a "Personnel matter".
Fred, you a blundering fool who should be removed from your position at the earliest date possible. ANYTIME innocent people become or MAY have become a victim of a crime that violates them in such a personal way, it is a PUBLIC matter, not a "personnel" issue, dumbass.
We just love it when idiots such as Fred think this is no one else's business. Perhaps if Fred had been ogled while abusing the toilet, he'd feel a bit differently about it. Not that anyone would want their eye sockets burned out by a vision like THAT.
Danny Vice
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