A Secret Service employee has been arrested and subsequently placed on leave following allegations of engaging in inappropriate behavior at a Miami hotel. Authorities report that John Spillman, 33, was taken into custody and charged with indecent exposure after an incident at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Miami Airport and Convention Center.
According to court documents and local news outlet WSVN, the unsettling event occurred late Sunday night. Hotel guests reported to investigators that they encountered Spillman in the hotel lobby around midnight. Allegedly, he followed the guests to their room, an arrest report reveals.
Once on the sixth floor, the guests were shocked to discover Spillman engaging in lewd behavior “masturbating next to their room,” prompting them to alert hotel security immediately. Upon arrival, security personnel found the Secret Service employee with his “pants lowered,” as detailed in the investigation report.
Spillman, who hails from Marble Falls, Texas, operates out of Washington, DC. The incident has raised significant concerns, leading to his arrest and suspension from duties as the investigation unfolds.
Security arrived to find the Secret Service employee with his “pants lowered and masturbating,” investigators wrote in the document.
Spillman is from Marble Falls, Texas, and is based in Washington, DC.
He was in South Florida for a security perimeter screening detail at Trump National Doral for President Trump’s scheduled visit to the 2026 PGA Cadillac Championship, the outlet reported.
He was off-duty when he allegedly exposed himself and has been placed on leave by the Secret Service pending the outcome of a criminal and internal investigation, the agency said in a statement to The Post.
“The alleged conduct is unacceptable and stands in stark contrast to the professionalism and integrity that I demand of our personnel,” Secret Service Chief Richard Macauley said in a statement.
“This agency takes these matters with the utmost seriousness; consequently, the individual has been placed on administrative leave pending the results of this criminal matter and a complete and thorough internal investigation,” Macauley added.
Spillman was booked at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center and ordered held on a $1,000 bond, according to inmate records.
The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment.
Spillman is slated to return to court on May 27.
