Rochester Police: Man Caught Peeping into Rochester Home Arrested

Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News)- Rochester police arrested a man who was accused of peeping into a Rochester home Monday evening. 

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That’s according to Rochester Police Department Communications Coordinator Amanda Grayson. An occupant of the residence reported seeing the suspect looking inside of the home. 

Grayson says officers responded to the incident around 9:45 p.m. in the 1100 block of 8th Ave. Southeast. 

The homeowner told officers they chased the suspect down the street after catching him peeping and saw the man run into the backyard of another home, according to the police report. 

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Rochester Police Find Man Suspected of Peeping into Home Hiding on Porch

Police then found the man hiding in the porch of a home in the 1000 block of 3rd Ave. Southeast, Grayson said. 40-year-old Samnang Keo was identified as the suspect. 

Olmsted County Adult Detention Center records indicate the Rochester man was booked into the jail shortly after 10:20 Monday night. 

Grayson says Keo could face charges of gross misdemeanor interference with privacy and misdemeanor trespassing.

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