Window Peeping

A suspension of 180 days has been imposed by a tri-county hearing panel of the Michigan Attorney Discipline Board

Respondent and the Grievance Administrator filed a Stipulation for Consent Order of Discipline, in accordance with MCR 9.115(F)(5), which was approved by the Attorney Grievance Commission and accepted by the hearing panel. Pursuant to the parties’ stipulation, the panel found that respondent committed professional misconduct when he was convicted in 2020 and 2021 for misdemeanor disorderly person (window peeping) in violation of MCL 750.167(1)(c), and his 2021 criminal conviction for misdemeanor trespassing in violation of MCR 750.552, reduced from window peeping.

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According to the Bloomfield Township Police Department, an investigation began into Johnson on April 23, after another peeping Tom was reported in the area where Johnson had committed prior incidents. Police said Johnson’s GPS tether data cleared him as a suspect, but revealed suspicious activity in other communities. Police said they believed Johnson had followed women home from department stores to find where they lived and would later return to their backyards in the evening.

On May 14, police said officers were conducting surveillance on Johnson when they observed him peeking into windows in Southfield. Southfield police arrested Johnson and issued him a citation for disorderly conduct / window peeping.

Bloomfield Township Police took custody of Johnson so his conditional bond could be revoked.

(Mike Frisch)