Florida Man Gets Caught Filming Through Apartment Window, Hurls Bag of Trash in Victim's Face When Confronted

A 30-year-old Florida man was arrested this week after being caught while allegedly attempting to film the inside of a neighbor's apartment, police say.

Randall Trong Tran, of Cape Canaveral, was taken into custody shortly before 10 p.m. yesterday by deputies from the Brevard County Sheriff's Office, according to an arrest affidavit published by the county clerk. The incident took place on September 22, the records noted.

Police said they responded to a complaint about a disturbance at an address on Fillmore Avenue, where the victim, named as Mr. Bush, relayed what had happened.

According to the probable cause affidavit, the victim confronted Tran after spotting him standing outside his apartment's window and trying to make a video recording of the interior. When the victim approached Tran to ask what he was doing, the suspect attempted to flee the area, WKMG reported.

When he was trying to run away, Tran hurled a full bag of trash at the victim, which allegedly hit him directly in the face. An independent witness saw both the trash bag attack and a subsequent verbal argument, officials said.

The Brevard County Sheriff's Office records said Tran later locked himself in his own Fillmore Avenue apartment and "would not open the door to make contact with deputies."

Police have not commented on the suspect's motive.

Tran is now facing a charge of battery, a first-degree misdemeanor, and is scheduled to appear in the Brevard County Courthouse at 9 a.m. on October 14. He was being held on $500 bond.

Upon conviction, penalties for the charge can include up to one year in jail or 12 months probation, and a $1,000 fine, according to Florida-based law firm Hussein & Webber, PL.

"In all Florida prosecutions, it is a required element of battery that the touching at issue occur without the consent of the alleged victim, or 'against the person's will,'" the legal outfit notes in an online fact-sheet, adding: "Unlike other misdemeanors, prosecutors in Florida do frequently seek jail sentences or probation sentences for even first time battery offenders."

Earlier this week, a 43-year-old Florida man was charged with battery after allegedly being caught on camera punching a teenage girl during a brawl that broke out at a basketball game. Bennett J. Wyche was taken to Broward County Jail on $1,000 bond after being arrested on Wednesday. In the footage of the incident, the girl could be seen being violently knocked to the ground.