From The Trussville Tribune staff reports
MOUNTAIN BROOK A Mountain Brook man accused of taking salacious photos under women’s skirts at area grocery stores was sentenced after pleading guilty to four counts of first-degree voyeurism.
James Phillip Huggins Jr., 32, took photos up women’s skirts throughout the Mountain Brook area in 2019, according to court documents.
He was sentenced to a 10-year suspended sentence and two years probation.
The crimes occurred at Publix on Montclair Road and Piggly Wiggly on Church Street, according to Mountain Brook Police Lt. Chuck Clark. Authorities said that they received a report from a woman who said that she witnessed a man take pictures up her skirt while she was at the Piggly Wiggly.
Man pleads guilty to felony voyeurism charges for ‘upskirting’ at Mountain Brook businesses
Updated Apr 01, 2021;
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A 34-year-old man pleaded guilty to taking obscene photos of women at two Mountain Brook businesses.
James Phillip Huggins Jr., of Mountain Brook, on Thursday entered his guilty plea to the Class C felony charges before Jefferson County Circuit Judge Michael Streety. Huggins received a 10-year suspended sentence with a two-year probation. He must also register as a convicted sex offender.
Huggins was initially arrested by Mountain Brook police in October 2019 and indicted in March 2020. He was charged with four counts of first-degree voyeurism for crimes that happened at Publix on Montclair Road and Piggly Wiggly on Church Street.
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) One driver was killed in a two-vehicle accident that resulted in one car striking a utility pole in Fayetteville on Friday night.
Fayetteville police responded to a crash just before 9 p.m. at the intersection of Raeford Road and Ireland Drive. The driver of the Mercedes that struck the utility pole has been identified as 31-year-old Mario Baldwin. Baldwin was pronounced dead at the scene.
The cause of the crash and the events leading up to it remain under investigation.
Anyone with information on the crash is asked to contact the Fayetteville Police Department at(910) 751-382 or CrimeStoppers at (910) 483-8477.