Crime & Safety
Men Charged After Crashing Into Women's Restroom From Ceiling at Duluth Value Cinemas
The cousins, one of whom is a Suwanee resident, face peeping tom and public drunkenness charges.
A Suwanee resident and his cousin face peeping tom and public drunkenness charges after Gwinnett Police said they crashed into a theater's women's restroom from the ceiling above.
"Just being stupid," one arrestee said of the April 28 incident at the Venture Value Cinemas in Duluth, according to the incident report.
Eduard Alexander Kovynev of a Dalwood Drive address in Suwanee was booked into the Gwinnett Detention Center on April 29. His cousin, Eduard Petrovich Kovynev of a Rex, GA, address was arrested on similar charges.
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The matter was first noticed by a Gwinnett Police officer working an off-duty job at the theater. The officer heard a "noticeable and loud crash" coming from the women's restroom area about 10:30 p.m. The officer then observed two men walking from the women's restroom to the men's restroom.
"Significant damage" was observed in the women's bathroom, including to the ceiling area in the back left corner. Eduard P. Kovynev told police that the men had entered through the men's restroom ceiling.
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