Man accused of voyeurism at North Lauderdale store arrested
FORT LAUDERDALE - A man who was caught on camera committing a disturbing act at North Lauderdale store has been arrested.
On December 17th, a woman was shopping in a Family Dollar store on McNab Road when she noticed man with a white t-shirt wrapped around his head following.
The woman would later tell Broward sheriff's deputies that the man, identified as 27-year-old Lewis Phillips, appeared to be taking pictures and videos of her.
On the store's surveillance video, at one point he's seen placing his cell phone underneath the woman's dress while she stands in line.
The woman noticed and tried to grab the phone. When the two struggled over the phone, the t-shirt fell off. He eventually got control of the phone and walked out of the store.
The sheriff's office released the store's surveillance video of the incident on Tuesday, January 10th, and Phillips was taken into custody that night.
Phillips faces one count of video voyeurism. He's also facing two probation violation charges. One for aggravated assault with a weapon with no intent to kill and the other for grand theft/sudden snatch without a weapon. Sheriff's investigators urge anyone who knows where he is to contact Crime Stoppers at (954) 493-TIPS (8477).