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Man suspected of peeping into Roxbury bathroom is arrested, Boston police say

The person had been spotted outside a home on Devon Street around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday, according to police

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A man wanted for allegedly peeping into an occupied bathroom at a home in Boston's Roxbury neighborhood early Wednesday morning was arrested Thursday in New Bedford, police said.

John Furr, 26, was taken into custody by the Youth Violence Strike Force on a warrant for secret sexual surveillance and trespassing, Boston police said.

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Furr was expected to be arraigned in Dorchester District Court. It wasn't immediately clear if he had an attorney who could speak to the charges.

The person had been spotted outside a home on Devon Street around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday, according to police.

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