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Peeping Tom Goes to Prison

Peeping Tom Zeryk Smith was sentenced to two years in prison after he pleaded guilty in Rankin County Circuit Court to multiple counts of voyeurism.  Police arrested Smith in 2025 for filming women undressing at Target and an apartment complex.   

The ordeal began when Flowood Police were called to the Target store on April 25, 2025 to investigate a possible case of voyeurism. A woman was changing clothes is a dressing room and noticed a cellphone was protruding underneath the door with the camera pointed at her.





The police report spelled out what took place: 

On April 25, 2025 at around 1322 hours, I, Officer Amber Sutton, was dispatched to Target in regard to an unknown individual recording and/or taking pictures of another individual in the dressing room. Officer Sutton arrived on scene at around 1325 hours and met with manager. .... directed Officer Sutton towards the dressing room where the complainant and witness were located.

Officer Sutton made contact with ... who filled out a facts and circumstance report stating that she was in the dressing room with her sister ... . ... stated that she had her back to the door and she was pulling up jean shorts when she saw a purple (or dark colored) iPhone underneath the stall door, possibly recording her. ... advised that she screamed, "What are you doing?", opened the door, and ran out to see who it was. ... advised that she kept screaming, "Why were you recording me?", however, she did not see anyone. ... advised that two girls told her they saw a man running. ... stated that she would like to sign charges if the suspect is identified.

... filled out a facts and circumstance report stating that she was in the dressing room at Target with her sister, ... . ... advised that they grabbed clothes to try on and went to the dressing room. ... advised that she and ... went into the same dressing room and started trying on clothes. ... stated that ... was putting on jeans shorts when she started yelling, "What is that? What are you doing?". ... advised she saw a glimpse of the phone underneath the stall. ... stated that ... then opened the door of the dressing room stall and both females ran out and into the aisles near the dressing room. ... stated that she saw what she believed to be a black male run down the aisle and turn the corner. ... advised that she and ... then returned to the dressing room, changed clothes, and left the dressing rooms.


A detective submitted a screenshot of the surveillance video into the facial recognition software.  The program recognized Smith from his days as a member of the  Northwest Rankin High School football team. 

Flowood police arrested Smith a few days later. A search of his phone revealed similar activity at Lakeshore Pointe Apartments.  The police report states: 

On 05-13-2025 Detective McBee reviewed the phone dump from Zyrek Smith cellphone. Detective McBee noticed two videos where a phone was placed under a door and two women were using the restroom in the first video. The second video they were adjusting their tops to their swimsuits and one was topless.

This appeared to be another case of voyeurism by the suspect Smith. There was a picture from the download of girls by a pool. This picture of the pool was sent to Investigator Cotton at Rankin SO. Investigator Cotton stated that was Lakeshore Pointe near spillway road.

Detectives Haddakin and McBee went to 111 Lakeshore Drive, Brandon MS 39047. Detective McBee spoke to the property manager , and showed pictures of the females. Mrs. xxx showed the picture to a maintenance employee as well, but neither recognized the females.

The bathroom and the fitness center matched the video. Detective McBee took pictures of the fitness room, and bathroom. Detective McBee took pictures from the fitness room to the pool area where the females were laying out.

Detective McBee then turned this part of the investigation over to Rankin County Sherriff Department as it was out of our jurisdiction. At this time there is no further information to report.

Police charged Smith with three counts of voyeurism.  The Rankin County grand jury indicted Smith for two counts of video voyeurism - filming without permission and two counts of  video voyeurism - attempted filming without permission.  



Smith pleaded guilty to all charges in February.  Rankin County Circuit Judge Brad Mills sentenced Smith to serve five years in prison but suspended three years of the sentence.   Smith must register as a sex offender and is barred from unsupervised visitation with anyone under the age of 18.  

Attorney Darla Palmer represented Smith.  


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