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Citizen Tip IDs Suspect Wanted in ‘Upskirt’ Case

Man charged in three additional cases

Post Date:09/30/2015 6:00 PM

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Hamilton Scott Elrod
Date of Birth: 03/13/1983
915 Sawyer Drive
Murfreesboro, TN 37129

On September 18, Franklin Police released this video, asking for the public’s help with identifying a suspect wanted for taking a picture up a woman’s dress at Kroger, located at 2020 Mallory Lane. Thanks to Crime Stoppers, the news media, and the public – that man has been identified as Hamilton Scott Elrod.

Once identified by Crime Stoppers tipsters, detectives determined that Elrod was a suspect in three additional cases, spanning a time period of seven months, where Elrod committed similar offenses at the Franklin Whole Foods, and two at the multi-tenant office building in which he worked. Detectives arrested him at work, in that building, this afternoon, at 5000 Meridian Boulevard.

Elrod is charged with four counts of Unlawful Photography. A Magistrate set his bond at $4,000; Elrod posted that bond and was released a short time ago. He is due in court 10/15/2015 at 1:00 pm.


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