LOGAN — A 46-year-old Weber County man is facing multiple felony charges after police say he repeatedly broke into his ex-girlfriend’s Logan residence to secretly install a network of trail cameras and listening devices.
Curtis Sims McInelly was arrested Feb. 5 and booked into the Cache County Jail. He was later charged with three counts of burglary of a dwelling, a second-degree felony; stalking a current or former cohabitant, a third-degree felony; along with one count of voyeurism by recording and three counts of intercepting electronic communications, all class B misdemeanors. All charges are listed as domestic violence offenses.
According to an affidavit of probable cause filed by the Logan Police Department, the alleged victim initially reported finding a hidden motion-sensor trail camera inside her home in mid-January. Her family member pulled the camera’s SD card and discovered footage showing McInelly planting the device.
The woman told police she and McInelly dated for up to two years before breaking up around October, and she had seen him at a dance in Salt Lake City in December but ignored him. She stated McInelly never lived with her, and while he had returned a key to her home following their breakup, she believed he had made a copy.
Subsequent searches by the victim’s family and police uncovered a total of nine devices hidden in and around the property. Police seized three exterior trail cameras—one of which appeared to be transmitting a live feed—three interior trail cameras, and three audio recording devices. Some listening devices were affixed under furniture, including under the victim’s bed.
The affidavit states police reviewed footage from the labeled SD cards and observed McInelly entering the victim’s residence multiple times between Jan. 6 and Jan. 13. In one interior video from Jan. 15, the alleged victim was recorded walking topless in her kitchen area. The victim told police she believed McInelly used the live-feed camera to learn her new school schedule and coordinate his break-ins while she was away.
McInelly, who resides in the Ogden area, was taken into custody while attending a protective order hearing at the 1st District Court in Logan. He confirmed to police he never lived with the victim, but declined to answer further questions without an attorney.
According to court records, McInelly appeared Monday in Logan’s 1st District Court. He was ordered to remain in jail and appear March 2 for a bail and detention hearing.
Individuals arrested and charged in complaints are presumed innocent unless or until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in court.