A Jeopardy champion from North Carolina has been arrested on two fees of felony secret peeping, in response to courtroom paperwork reviewed by Leisure Weekly.

Philip Joseph "Joey" DeSena, 42, received the present twice in November 2024, strolling away with $44,698, per TV Insider. He returned in January for the Champions Wildcard Match, the place he didn't transfer previous the semifinals.

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The event engineer from Raleigh was arrested Dec. 1 , in response to the Currituck County Sheriff's Workplace in Maple, N.C.

In keeping with the warrant, authorities accuse him of "unlawfully, willfully, and feloniously" secretly or surreptitiously putting in in a room "any machine that can be utilized to create photographic picture, specifically digital camera positioned within the lavatory, with the intent to seize the picture of one other with out their consent." They allege that he dedicated the crime Oct. 10.

Courtroom information present {that a} $5,000 bond was posted Dec. 3.

DeSena's first courtroom look is ready for Currituck County Courtroom on Wednesday.

Jeopardy, which started its fashionable run in 1984, sees roughly 400 contestants every year.

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