Police made an unexpected discovery when they opened a trap door hidden under a rug in a trailer.
Billy Lee Walton Jr., 35, a man wanted for violating probation after an attempted rape conviction, was found hiding under a trap door in the floor of a Tennessee trailer.
Walton had been on probation but was wanted for violating the terms of his release after being arrested on June 13 for various traffic and drug offenses.
U.S. Marshals tracked him to a mobile home park in Denmark, Tennessee. After searching the residence, they discovered a hidden cut-out space beneath a rug in the floor
Walton was found inside the compartment, which had been carefully concealed.
‘Someone created a pretty good hiding spot, but it wasn’t good enough to outsmart the U.S. Marshals Service,’ Marshal Tyreece Miller said
Walton was taken into custody and is in the Madison County Jail.
DailyMail.com reached out to Madison County Sheriff’s Office for comment.
This isn’t the first time law enforcement have had to hunt down suspects in unique hiding spaces.
Emely Yanagida, 35, tried to hide from cops in the trunk of her Tesla after swiping $850 in goods from Lululemon and Sephora.
The California thief was arrested for shoplifting at Irvine Spectrum Center, stealing $600 worth of make-up and $250 in workout gear.
The Irvine Police Department released footage on Saturday which showed officers discover her bizarre hideout – as she hid under a bright green tarp in her Tesla’s trunk.
The incident occurred on Wednesday when loss prevention officers at the Sephora alerted police to a shoplifting suspect who had fled the store.
Irvine police shared the footage on Facebook, captioning it ‘Peek-a-Boo’ with hashtags #dontcommitcrimeinirvine.
An onlooker tipped off officers to Yanagida’s hiding spot, guiding them to the trunk of a nearby Tesla.