Florida man hid cameras in room rented to students, police say

A man in Miami Beach, Florida, landed in jail Tuesday night after he was accused of hiding cameras in a room he rented out to foreign students.

According to Miami Beach police, the students found the room on a Craigslist ad posted by Winston Vargas, 45.

The day after they moved in, the students found three portable clocks in the bathroom with a hidden camera and video card inside, according to NBC Miami.

The students then called police. And once officers showed up, Vargas told the students he would refund their rent money if they did not prosecute him, the police report states.

But when questioned about the cameras by police, Vargas said "a man from England placed them there," NBC Miami reports.

Vargas remains in Miami-Dade jail on charges of video voyeurism and is being held on a $5,000 bond.

Read more at nbcmiami.com

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