'Peeping Tom' caught after falling through gym ceiling

A man has been arrested after he was caught “spying” on women getting changed at a gym when he fell through the ceiling of a female’s changing room and landed on a woman.

Patrons of the Virginia gym cornered the man until police arrived to arrest him, Stafford County Sheriff's Office reported.

Law Enforcement reported 41-year-old Brian Anthony Joe fell “approximately ten feet (3.5 metres)” from the ceiling of the women’s locker room at Onelife Fitness on January 30 just after 1pm.

Brian Anthony Joe's mugshot (left) and the gym he was arrested at (right)
Police say Brian Anthony Joe (left) fell through the ceiling of the gym locker room and was cornered by Onelife Fitness (right) patrons until police arrived. Source: Stafford County Sheriff's Office/Google Maps

The suspect landed on a woman who was checked for injuries by rescue personnel at the scene. She was not taken to hospital.

Joe was unharmed and arrested on three counts of “peeping into a building”, burglary and vandalism.

Police say they are currently processing the scene for further evidence and the investigation is still active.

He is being held in Rappahannock Regional Jail without bail.

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