BEDFORD – A Bedford man is facing a charge of invasion of privacy after he violated a protective order by asking a woman if she “wanted her things back.”
According to Lawrence County Police Sheriff’s Department Deputy Kenton Carter, on Friday, May 3, at 8:48 p.m., a woman came to the department to report that 24-year-old Daniel Watterson, who was her ex-boyfriend had been served with a protective order earlier in the day and had violated it.
The officer confirmed that Circuit Court Judge Nathan Nikirk had signed the order and that it had been served.
The woman reported that Watterson had texted her asking if she wanted items back from the household. She provided police with screenshots of those messages and claimed that he also called her.
Officer Jarrett Trueblood and Carter went to Watterson’s home in Red Hill Addition, but he was not there.
Later in the day, she claimed that Watterson contacted her at her place of employment, wanting to know if she wanted a dog house.
Police went back to Watterson’s home, and he answered the door. Watterson admitted to contacting the woman about the dog house. He then said he didn’t know it violated the protective order to call the place of employment.
Watterson was detained and transported to jail.
