Louisiana Starbucks Employee Arrested for Hidden Bathroom Camera

LAPLACE, La. - A Starbucks employee in LaPlace, Louisiana has been arrested for video voyeurism after the store manager called police to report a cell phone had been discovered in an employee bathroom secretly recording co-workers. According to reports, the cell phone was actively recording at the time it was discovered.

Unsplash Via Emiliano Bar

Louisiana Starbucks Employee Arrested For Secretly Recording Co-Workers

On Friday, May 15, 2026, the St. John Parish Sheriff's Department responded to a LaPlace, Louisiana Starbucks location after they received a call from the store's manager saying a hidden cell phone was found in the employee bathroom.

According to the store's manager, another employee discovered the cell phone hidden under the bathroom sink while it was actively recording video. It was reportedly aimed at the toilet.

The St. John Parish Sheriff's Department reports that the cell phone allegedly belonged to 30-year-old David Alfred Jr., an employee at the Starbucks location. Alfred is currently being held in the parish jail under a $75,000 bond.

Additional charges are pending and more could be added after a full forensic analysis is completed on Alfred's cell phone.

This isn't the first time Alfred has faced video voyeurism charges.

From stjohnsheriff.org -

In 2022, Alfred pleaded guilty to one count of video voyeurism after he was arrested for secretly recording co-workers in an employee only restroom at a LaPlace casino. Alfred was sentenced to 30 months and was required to register as a sex offender as a result of that conviction.