A Tignall man is facing an unlawful surveillance charge after he allegedly placed a tracking device on a Demorest woman’s vehicle, according to the Habersham County Sheriff’s Office.
Police say the woman’s alleged discovery of the device led to an investigation by law enforcement in September of last year.
According to the Habersham County Sheriff’s Office, a deputy responded to a suspicious activity call at a residence in Demorest on Sept. 22.
The caller, whose name was not released, reported finding a GPS tracking device hidden on her vehicle when she returned home.
The woman told authorities she had recently ended a relationship with Jason Edwin Lee Wilson, 48, who had moved out of her residence but still had some belongings there.
She stated that while she was out of town for the weekend, Wilson allegedly repeatedly texted her asking about her whereabouts. Eventually, according to a report of the incident, she grew suspicious when he mentioned a restaurant she had visited, despite her not disclosing that information to him.
Upon returning home, she and a neighbor searched her vehicle and allegedly discovered a black box attached to the rear bumper of her 2017 Toyota Tacoma. Inside the box, they allegedly found a Spytec GPS tracking device. The report states the woman turned the device over to authorities, who secured it as evidence.
Wilson was charged with one count of unlawful eavesdropping or surveillance on Thursday, March 20, before he was booked into the Habersham County Jail on a $2,300 bond.
