BRADDOCK, Tx. (AP) - A group of campers tied a peeping Tom suspect to a tree, keeping him bound until police arrived. Rev. Dr. Curtis Eldorado Lowe, 74, was charged with private indecency, a misdemeanor, by sheriff's deputies who were called to the Clifford Barnes Campground near Mosby's Hot Springs last weekend, according to Braddock County Detective Reginald Jones.
Campers told deputies they recognized Lowe from WNWA programming, his televangelist show and a similar incident at the campground last year and wanted to make sure he didn't get away. The 2006 incident was reported to deputies but did not result in charges. "Last year, we took down his license plate number and turned it in to the sheriff, but there wasn't a lot they could do really," said Jason Martinez, one of the campers. "This year, that wasn't happening."
Martinez and another camper, Jefferson Minstead, said several friends were playing chess, eating and relaxing last Saturday, when they heard rustling in an area the women used as an open latrine. Martinez went to investigate, saw a man running from the area and tackled him. With help from two other campers, Martinez led Lowe to the group's campsite and tied him to a tree. Another camper left to call the sheriff.
Lowe told KSUX Channel 9 in Braddock he was surprised by the response. "I jus di'unt tink it wuz dat big ub a deel," he said. A phone call to Lowe's Church in Braddock was not immediately returned Friday. Lowe is scheduled to appear in court on Sept. 18.
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