A late-night incident at a Miami airport hotel ended with a U.S. Secret Service employee in handcuffs after guests reported he exposed himself and masturbated in a hallway, according to Miami-Dade police. Guests and hotel security confronted the man late Sunday after he was found on an upper floor with his pants lowered.
Miami-Dade deputies identified the suspect as 33-year-old John Spillman, a Secret Service employee from Marble Falls, Texas, who is based in the Washington area. Spillman had been in South Florida as part of a security perimeter screening detail at Trump National Doral ahead of the PGA Tour’s Cadillac Championship, according to WSVN.
Hotel guests told investigators they were in the lobby around midnight when the defendant followed them, and they were later shown the suspect “masturbating next to their hotel room,” the arrest report states. Security tracked him down on the sixth floor and detained him. The Secret Service has placed Spillman on leave and, in a statement quoted by WSVN, Chief Richard Macauley called the behavior “unacceptable” and said it “stands in stark contrast to the professionalism and integrity that I demand of our personnel.” Spillman appeared in bond court at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center and remains held on a $1,000 bond, according to the arrest report.
Legal context
Florida law treats the exposure of sexual organs in a vulgar or indecent manner as unlawful under Chapter 800, and such conduct is typically prosecuted as a first-degree misdemeanor. Repeat violations can carry felony penalties. See Florida Statutes Chapter 800 for the statute text and penalties.
Event context and security
The arrest comes as agents were deployed for the Cadillac Championship at Trump National Doral, an event that drew national attention and where President Donald Trump was on site during the final round. The PGA Tour’s coverage of the tournament confirmed the event at Doral this weekend, per PGA TOUR.
What happens next
Miami-Dade prosecutors will review the arrest report and decide whether to file formal charges, while the Secret Service’s internal inquiry will determine any administrative consequences for the employee. Bond hearings and inmate processing for cases taken to court are handled through the county’s Turner Guilford Knight facility, per Miami-Dade Corrections.
