An off-duty U.S. Secret Service employee was arrested and placed on leave after allegedly being caught masturbating in front of guests at a Miami hotel.
According to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, John Spillman, 33, “committed the offense of indecent exposure” during his assignment in Florida.
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— New York Post (@nypost) May 5, 2026
WSVN explained further:
The arrest report states the incident happened at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Miami Airport & Convention Center, late Sunday night.
Hotel guests told investigators “they were downstairs in the hotel lobby, and the defendant followed them,” to the point where they had to retreat to their room for safety.
A woman staying at the hotel told deputies that she and others “immediately entered their room because she was in fear for their lives.”
ADVERTISEMENTThe guests then “saw the defendant masturbating next to their hotel room.”
The report goes on to say the guests called hotel security, who later found “the defendant with his pants lowered and masturbating on the sixth floor.”
Spillman was taken into custody just after midnight on Monday.
Spillman is from Marble Falls, Texas, and is based in the nation’s capital.
“He was in South Florida as part of a security perimeter screening detail at Trump National Doral for President Trump’s scheduled visit to attend the 2026 PGA Cadillac Championship,” WSVN stated.
“The alleged conduct is unacceptable and stands in stark contrast to the professionalism and integrity that I demand of our personnel,” Secret Service Chief Richard Macauley said in a statement.
“This agency takes these matters with the utmost seriousness; consequently, the individual has been placed on administrative leave pending the results of this criminal matter and a complete and thorough internal investigation,” Macauley added.
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Full wrap on the US Secret Service officer jailed and accused of masturbating naked in a hotel hallway and following a woman and others in “fear for their lives.” @MiamiDade_SO arrested John A. Spillman, 33. @wsvn #Exclusive story: pic.twitter.com/4TD2llE8u7
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More from the New York Post:
Spillman was booked at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center and ordered held on a $1,000 bond, according to inmate records.
ADVERTISEMENTThe Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment.
Spillman is slated to return to court on May 27.
