WASHINGTON, DC, USA - December 12, 2019: United States Secret Service Uniformed Division badge on the side of a police cruiser in downtown Washington. (Photo credit: The Bold Bureau / Shutterstock)
A Secret Service agent was arrested on allegations of engaging in obscene behavior in the hallway of a DoubleTree hotel in South Florida, according to Sheldon Fox of 7News.
The agent, identified as Officer John A. Spillman, was arrested for allegedly performing a sex act on himself in a hotel hallway, "following a woman and forcing her to retreat to her room for safety," according to Fox. "The Secret Service tells #7News Spillman was in Miami-Dade 'as part of the security screening detail at Trump Doral for the president's visit.' He was not part of President Trump’s 'details other [than] for perimeter security. He was off duty when arrested.'"
Staff at the DoubleTree told Miami-Dade police that they discovered Spillman on the sixth floor, performing the act with "his pants lowered."
Spillman has been booked on a charge of misdemeanor indecent exposure, according to online court records reviewed by Raw Story.
This incident is not the first time this year that the Secret Service has found itself embarrassed by alleged misconduct.
Last month, ABC News reported that a Secret Service trainee at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Glynco, Georgia, was accused of secretly filming "his suitemate's every move with a spy camera hidden in a phone charger," leading to his arrest on felony eavesdropping charges.