A 22-year-old Warren man already registered as a sex offender is facing a stack of felony charges after police say he was caught peeping through a young girl's bathroom window early on Thursday morning, then ran through several neighbors' yards trying to escape officers. Justin Moore was arraigned in Warren's 37th District Court on Friday and pleaded not guilty to charges that include aggravated stalking, stalking of a minor, and surveilling an unclothed person.
According to ClickOnDetroit, Warren police responded to a 911 call at about 6:05 a.m. on Thursday at a residence in the 29000 block of Pinto after a mother reported that an adult man dressed in all black was looking through a bathroom window at her daughter. Responding officers found Moore in the backyard, and he allegedly ran through several neighboring yards after ignoring verbal commands before officers took him into custody.
Charges Pile Up After Digital Evidence Surfaces
Moore was charged with stalking of a minor, a 10-year felony, along with aggravated stalking, a five-year felony, and surveilling an unclothed person, a two-year felony, the outlet's report states. He also faces two counts of using a computer to commit a crime, carrying maximum penalties of 10 years and four years, plus resisting and obstructing police, a two-year felony.
The Warren Police Department's Special Victims Division found additional electronic evidence that investigators said raised further concerns about Moore's alleged actions and behavior, though the specific nature of that evidence has not been detailed publicly. The division is the same specialized unit the city says handles crimes involving juvenile victims, sexual misconduct, and stalking across the City of Warren.
Michigan law elevates stalking to an aggravated felony when it involves a minor victim, according to the statutory guidance published by La Grasso, Abdo & Silveri PLLC, which notes the aggravated stalking statute, MCL 750.411i, carries fines up to $15,000 in addition to prison time. The surveillance charge stems from MCL 750.539j, which the State Bar of Michigan describes as a two-year felony for secretly viewing, photographing, or recording someone in a private location where they have a reasonable expectation of privacy.
Prior Convictions and Probation Status
Police records show Moore has prior convictions for first-degree home invasion and second-degree criminal sexual conduct, and he is on probation through Macomb County Circuit Court. Because those convictions include a Tier III sex offense, Moore is subject to mandatory lifetime registration and reporting obligations under the state's sex offender law, per guidance from the State Appellate Defender Office.
The Macomb County Prosecutor's Office authorized the charges yesterday. A court set Moore's bond at $250,000, with conditions barring him from contacting the alleged victim or witnesses and prohibiting him from having internet access. His next court date is scheduled for September 15.
Visiting Judge Presided Over Arraignment
Moore's arraignment was conducted before visiting Judge Edward Servitto, a long-serving Macomb County Circuit Court judge, who entered the not guilty plea on his behalf. Servitto regularly presides over preliminary hearings and visiting dockets in Warren's district court, according to Legal News.
Warren police investigators are asking anyone with additional information about Moore or similar peeping incidents in the area to contact Detective Wells of the Special Victims Division at 586-574-4767, as they work to determine whether other households may have been targeted.
Part of a Broader Pattern in Metro Detroit
Moore's case fits a pattern Michigan prosecutors have increasingly relied on when digital evidence turns up during a voyeurism or stalking investigation: stacking separate computer crime counts under MCL 752.796 alongside the underlying felony, since that statute ties its own maximum penalties directly to the crime it facilitated. Hoodline reported on a similar dynamic in December when an Upper Peninsula man faced 24 counts of surveilling an unclothed person and 25 computer crime counts after a probation review turned up voyeuristic recordings on his devices.
Metro Detroit has seen other recent voyeurism arrests as well. In April 2025, police in neighboring Harper Woods arrested Marquis Fleming on charges of surveilling an unclothed person after he allegedly spied through residential windows, a case Hoodline covered at the time. Moore's arrest now adds Warren to that list, with the Special Victims Division's ongoing evidence review and the tip line to Detective Wells left as the open threads investigators are still pursuing.
