Dugger man booked for stalking, invasion of privacy

William Cole Padgett, 26, Dugger, was arrested at a bar in Switz City on Saturday night and booked into jail on preliminary charges of stalking and invasion of privacy.

The crime of stalking is a class C felony, and invasion of privacy is a class A misdemeanor.

Linton Police Cpl. Paul Clark started investigating a complaint received on Friday from a Bloomfield woman who said she had a valid protective order against Padgett.

According to the police report, the woman said she and her sister had been shopping at WalMart in the afternoon on Friday when she saw Padgett in the store.

The report states, "At one point, while she was shopping, she observed Padgett at the end of the aisle staring at her with a smile on his face."

When she left the store, she discovered flowers had been left inside her vehicle which had been locked. The woman said Padgett had a key to the car.

The woman said Padgett called her later in the day, mentioned the flowers and said he was never going to leave her alone.

On Saturday evening, the officer received information that Padgett was at a Switz City bar (formerly known as the Oodle Inn).

At approximately 10:45 p.m., Cpl. Clark went to the establishment and took Padgett into custody with assistance from LPD Cpl. Chad Crynes, Deputy Marshal Don Richardson and Reserve Officer Jason Wilson, both of the Worthington Police Department, Lyons Town Marshal Ron Sparks, and Greene County Sheriff's Deputies Brad Deckard and Shane Smith.

Padgett was arrested without incident and transported to the Greene County Jail where he was being held without bond.