Linn County Sheriff Michelle Duncan reports on July 23, 2025, Linn County Sheriff’s Office received the report of a hidden camera in the public bathroom at McKercher Park near Crawfordsville on Highway 228. Deputies responded to the area and immediately began taking steps in attempts to identify the person invading people’s privacy.
Deputies continued to follow up with information through the following weeks which lead them to developing Timothy Lawrence O’Brien, 66, of Eugene as a suspect. Deputies obtained enough information to serve a search warrant at O’Brien’s private residence on September 8, 2025, where evidence related to the case was seized. As a result of the search warrant, O’Brien was arrested and taken to the Linn County Jail where he was lodged on multiple charges of Invasion of Personal Privacy I and Invasion of Personal Privacy II.
During this investigation, additional evidence was discovered that led law enforcement to believe O’Brien has secretly filmed others with hidden video cameras, specifically juveniles, at locations other than McKercher Park. The locations of where these videos occurred, and the identities of the juveniles are unknown at this time. The Linn County Sheriff’s Office is working closely with the Eugene Police Department to identify any additional victims and locations. Anyone with information regarding O’Brien or his contact with juveniles should contact Sergeant Steven Frambes at 541-967-3950.