BOONE, N.C — An employee of Appalachian State University has been charged with secret peeping after a mobile phone was found in a vent to dorm bathroom, according to university officials.
In a written statement, the university said that App State campus police began an investigation on October 15, after learning of the phone placed in a vent of a third floor bathroom in Eggers Residence Hall.
According to officials, the entire ventilation system in the building was inspected by the morning of October 15; and that same day, additional physical and operational measures were put in place to ensure there is no access to any bathroom vents.
A team of university representatives including staff from University Housing, APD, the university’s counseling center, and the Office of the Dean of Students met with resident assistants and residents of Eggers Hall to provide information about the incident and offer support and resources.
Upon seizing his mobile phone, APD obtained an arrest warrant for App State Facilities Operations employee Jerry Alan McGlamery, 49, of Wilkes County, for secret peeping, a criminal offense under North Carolina General Statutes. The warrant obtained by APD was served in Wilkes County, and McGlamery was taken into custody on Oct. 22.
McGlamery has been placed on investigatory leave pending the continuing APD investigation. He has not worked on campus since Oct. 15, and is not permitted to return to campus.
This investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact App State’s police department at 828-262-8000 or police@appstate.edu.
