The former Wentzville businessman installed a hidden camera in a unisex restroom at the shop, which led to a myriad of charges against the owner.
- POLICE & FIRE
- Joe Scott
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Thursday, November 8, 2012
A former Wentzville tattoo shop owner was sentenced Monday to 20 years in prison. The man. Bruce Hymes, 42, of Wentzville, pleaded guilty Sept. 7 to 19 charges and no contest to four more charges. Circuit Court Judge Jon A. Cunningham sentenced Hymes Monday. Hymes first was arrested in August 2011 after an employee at Full Moon Studios, 1433 Wentzville Parkway, found a video camera hidden in an air duct in a restroom used by employees and customers. When the employee confronted Hymes, the tattoo parlor owner began pulling the camera and wires out of the duct. He pleaded no contest to the invasion of privacy and tampering with evidence charges, as well as third-degree domestic assault and one count of unlawful use of a weapon. Hymes pleaded…
Employees discovered a video camera hidden in the Blue Moon Tattoo Parlor's restroom.
- POLICE & FIRE
- Joe Scott
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Friday, August 5, 2011
A Wentzville tattoo parlor owner was arrested Thursday after an employee discovered a video camera hidden in a restroom vent, said a Wentzville Police spokesman. Bruce Hymes, 41, of the 500 block of Blumhoff Avenue in Wentzville, has been charged with invasion of privacy of several individuals and tampering with evidence. Hymes is owner of Full Moon Tattoo Parlor in Wentzville. Capt. Kevin Pyatt said the employee called police Thursday to report she had found the camera. KSDK-TV reported the employee, Mel Burch, called police and then confronted the Hymes with the evidence. “Before we arrived, there was some sort of discussion or confrontation about the camera,” Pyatt said. “Then, the owner, Mr. Hymes attempted to pull the camera and wires…
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sam
11:58 pm on Saturday, August 13, 2011
also if you have know "bossman" has been this way for years, how come you didnt report him to your local police? Instead people who have only known him for a few months had to stand up to this pervert. more ›