A man from Maryland has been arrested for allegedly using a step stool to spy on a woman as she dressed, according to local police reports. The incident occurred in the early hours of Friday in the Rodgers Forge area, leading to the apprehension of 55-year-old Andrade Robinson.
The Baltimore County Police Department confirmed that Robinson faces charges of being a peeping Tom, a misdemeanor, and engaging in visual surveillance with prurient intent. These details were corroborated by court documents reviewed by CBS.
The arrest was prompted by a tip from a concerned resident who noticed a suspicious individual carrying a three-step ladder around the Donnybrook Apartments on April 28. This observant neighbor provided the authorities with the vehicle’s make and license plate, which were traced back to Robinson.
On May 8, at approximately 3 a.m., Detective Nicole Spear, accompanied by two other detectives, identified Robinson’s vehicle parked near another apartment complex in the nearby Rodgers Forge neighborhood. This discovery led to his subsequent arrest.
The caller provided the make and license plate of the suspect’s vehicle, which investigators said was registered to Robinson.
Around 3am on May 8, Detective Nicole Spear and two other detectives spotted his vehicle parked near another apartment complex in neighboring Rodgers Forge.
According to charging documents, detectives watched Robinson use window sills to pull himself up and peer into apartments before retrieving a step stool from his car and carrying it to one of the windows.
Donnybrook Apartments has been at the center of a months-long ‘Peeping Tom’ investigation after residents reported men looking through their windows and secretly filming them
Andrade Robinson, 55, was arrested and charged with peeping Tom and visual surveillance with prurient intent
When detectives approached, Robinson fled on foot but was caught a short distance away.
Police said a woman was getting dressed inside the apartment Robinson was allegedly looking into.
Robinson denied peeping into windows and claimed he had been searching trash bins for items to resell.
‘It should be noted that at no point was Defendant Robinson seen close to or looking into any dumpster or trashcans in the area,’ the charging documents state.
Authorities said Robinson has been identified several times dating back to 2002 while acting suspiciously late at night around the Donnybrook and Rodgers Forge apartment complexes.
The arrest follows months of complaints from women who said men had been peering through their windows and, in some cases, photographing them inside their homes.
Chloe White told CBS she first noticed someone looking into her apartment when she first moved in, about a year and a half ago.
Security camera footage captured by residents at Donnybrook Apartments appears to show other men peering through apartment windows, raising fears that multiple suspects may be involved
Chloe White said she installed five security cameras after spotting someone filming her through a gap in her curtains
Devin Kaestner said she was relieved by the arrest but remains concerned that other suspects may still be targeting the area
In January, White said she saw someone filming her through a gap in her curtains.
‘I saw someone filming me through that crack. It was two hands, a horizontal phone, and a flash,’ she told CBS.
Afterwards, White installed five security cameras and said she captured three more incidents, most recently on April 18.
Devin Kaestner said she was relieved by the arrest but feared other voyeurs may still be operating in the area.
‘I’m really happy that they got one person at least, but I don’t want people to stop looking,’ Kaestner told CBS.
Police said Robinson is not believed to be either of the two men previously captured on surveillance footage shared with CBS, suggesting there may be multiple suspects.
The investigation remains ongoing.
Continental Realty, which manages the apartment complex, said it has installed floodlights and is cooperating with law enforcement.
If convicted, Robinson faces up to 30 days in jail and a $1,000 fine on the peeping Tom charge, and up to one year in jail and a $2,500 fine on the surveillance charge.
He is being held without bond at the Baltimore County Detention Center. His trial is scheduled for July 6.
