Man Arrested for 'Lurking' Near Women's Wal-Mart Restroom

By Erik Ortiz, NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

Joshua Traub, 20, is accused of touching a Walmart employee inappropriately and is charged with sexual battery, peeping Tom and obstructing an officer.

August 20, 2012 Updated Aug 20, 2012 at 10:28 AM PDT

A 20-year-old Oklahoma man is accused of getting fresh with a Walmart employee when he allegedly smacked her backside and then peeped into the women’s bathroom.

Joshua Traub was at the Owasso, Oklahoma store after 11 p.m. Friday when police said he began talking with a female maintenance worker collecting trash.

He reportedly asked her if she’d be at the Tulsa-area store if he came back later, but after telling him she was engaged, Traub appeared perturbed, shooting back, “Oh, well, good for you,” according to the victim.

That’s when cops said he gave her a “smack to her buttocks” as she walked away.

The woman reportedly said she later discovered Traub lurking around the ladies’ restroom and peeking inside. Surveillance of the incident was given to police.

The suspect then ran to the parking lot and told a driver he was being chased and needed a ride — but when the person realized an employee was after him, Traub was left behind and eventually arrested, according to a local news station.

Traub gave bizarre answers to police officers’ questions and was uncooperative, also telling them he was suicidal.

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