Event Brief
Hancock Man Charged After Binocular Window Look
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Aug 21, 2026 at 12:00 PM ET
Summary: Knoxville Police say a Hancock County man used binoculars to observe apartment windows from the top level of the Lake Avenue parking garage. Court records say Dusty Cooper, 43, was reported Tuesday afternoon and dropped the binoculars when officers arrived; he later admitted using them for a closer look after noticing a woman walking by in a towel.
WHO: Dusty Cooper, 43, of Sneedville; Knoxville Police Department officers
WHAT: Charged with multiple felonies after allegedly using binoculars to look into apartment windows from a Knoxville parking garage
WHEN: Aug 21, 2026 at 11:40 AM ET
WHERE: Lake Avenue parking garage, Knoxville, Tennessee
WHY: Police said Cooper allegedly used binoculars to get a closer look after noticing a woman walk by wearing “nothing but a towel.”
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