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August 26th, 2009, 11:39 PM
Police arrested a 45-year-old registered sex offender after two gyms reported he was acting strangely and going into the women's locker room at one, wearing only towels.
Gregory Blake Tyrrell, 5431 Roose St., was arrested at 7:50 a.m. Tuesday at Madonna ProActive Health & Fitness, 7111 Stephanie Lane, Officer Katie Flood said. He was jailed on suspicion of first-degree criminal trespass and theft of services.
Tyrrell was seen behaving strangely at the gym at least six times in August, Flood said. Video surveillance from Aug. 20 shows him going in and out of the men's locker room 40 times in four hours. At first, he wore clothes, but eventually he was wearing only a towel and carrying an armful of towels.
Tyrrell bought a guest pass once, using a false name, but otherwise he did not pay to use the gym, Flood said.
Police also believe Tyrrell exhibited similar behavior at another gym in July.
Tyrrell was seen entering the women's locker room at LifePointe, 7501 S. 27th St., at least three times, Flood said. He was covered in towels, with only his eyes and hairy legs visible from the knees down.
Tyrrell, who is 6-foot-2 and weighs 170 pounds, is a level-three sex offender, Flood said. He spent more than 16 years in jail for burglary and first-degree sexual assault in Hall County.
Tyrrell was released from jail in 2004 and is on probation until 2024.
By the Lincoln Journal Star | Posted: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 7:10 pm
http://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/article_1ebd9f6e-929e-11de-80cc-001cc4c002e0.html
Gregory Blake Tyrrell, 5431 Roose St., was arrested at 7:50 a.m. Tuesday at Madonna ProActive Health & Fitness, 7111 Stephanie Lane, Officer Katie Flood said. He was jailed on suspicion of first-degree criminal trespass and theft of services.
Tyrrell was seen behaving strangely at the gym at least six times in August, Flood said. Video surveillance from Aug. 20 shows him going in and out of the men's locker room 40 times in four hours. At first, he wore clothes, but eventually he was wearing only a towel and carrying an armful of towels.
Tyrrell bought a guest pass once, using a false name, but otherwise he did not pay to use the gym, Flood said.
Police also believe Tyrrell exhibited similar behavior at another gym in July.
Tyrrell was seen entering the women's locker room at LifePointe, 7501 S. 27th St., at least three times, Flood said. He was covered in towels, with only his eyes and hairy legs visible from the knees down.
Tyrrell, who is 6-foot-2 and weighs 170 pounds, is a level-three sex offender, Flood said. He spent more than 16 years in jail for burglary and first-degree sexual assault in Hall County.
Tyrrell was released from jail in 2004 and is on probation until 2024.
By the Lincoln Journal Star | Posted: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 7:10 pm
http://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/article_1ebd9f6e-929e-11de-80cc-001cc4c002e0.html