California man accused of secret bathroom recordings

WINONA, Minn. — A California man is accused of maliciously recording a Winona woman and threatening her with publishing them.

The formal charge against Zachary Mikel Biddle, 37, San Diego, Calif., is non-consensual dissemination of private sexual images-intentionally disseminating images without consent.

A Winona State student came to police in March with complaints of blackmail, according to the report.

She had gone to a bed and breakfast with Biddle, in Florida, after knowing him briefly and meeting him through a friend.

During the trip, according to the complaint, Biddle had wanted to have a sexual relationship with the victim, but she did not and refused.

Since she returned from Florida she received two emails from Biddle, she said, which included a screenshot of a video and a short video of the victim in the bathroom in Florida.

The report said the video was labeled “preview video” and on of the emails said “think if everyone at your school saw these videos ...”

Later in March Biddle sent an image to the victim’s workplace, which could be viewed by the victim’s employees.

The complaint alleges that Biddle was angry that the victim wouldn’t sleep with him in Florida, and when investigators talked to him about it he said he knew her but denied any recording and said he had cut off contact with her.

He described their relationship as friendly but said she was mean and aggressive on the trip to Florida.

When asked if he bought the camera there or brought it himself, Biddle became upset and wouldn’t answer anymore questions. He is in California.

Police Blotter

 (6/5/2017)

Winona Police

Tuesday, May 30

• At 3:40 a.m. officers cited Marvin Douglas Dubois, 47, of Winona, with fleeing police on foot after a city worker allegedly saw him taking gas cans from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services Offices. Dubois allegedly ran from officers.

• At 12:26 p.m. officers cited Jason Aaron Kapustik, 33, of Winona, with trespassing at Valley View Towers.

• At 8:15 p.m. officers cited Bobby Darnell Green, 34, of Winona, with driving after revocation and trespassing at Sinclair gas station on Mankato Avenue.

• At 9:46 p.m. officers cited Bobby Darnell Green, 34, of Winona, with trespassing at Sinclair gas station on Mankato Avenue.

• At 10:52 p.m. officers cited Bobby Darnell Green, 34, of Winona, with trespassing at Sinclair gas station on Mankato Avenue.



Wednesday, May 31

• At 12:13 a.m. officers cited Austin Kaleb Anderson-Solberg, 19, of Buffalo, Minn., with underage consumption of alcohol and disorderly conduct on the 100 block of East Third Street.

• At 8:42 a.m. a Q3 Contracting employee reported that a truck on the 50 block of Liberty Street was entered and someone stole tools with a combined value of $1,900.

Thursday, June 1

• The Winona County Attorney’s Office filed charges of nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images against Zachary Mikel Biddle, 37, of San Diego, Calif., following a report of blackmail on March 12. According to the complaint, Biddle paid for a woman to go on vacation with him in Florida. During the trip, he allegedly placed a camera in the bathroom. When the woman returned to Winona, Biddle allegedly sent an explicit photo of the woman to her place of employment.

• At 3:46 a.m. officers cited Jamie John Steele, 37, of La Crosse, with theft by shoplifting at Wal-Mart.

• At 11:35 a.m. an adult female reported that someone broke two windows of her residence on the 1700 block of Kraemer Drive.

• At 2:06 p.m. officers cited Melvin Earl Kimp, 26, of Winona, with trespassing at a residence on the 1750 block of West Seventh Street.

• At 5:33 p.m. an adult female reported that someone scratched her vehicle while it was parked on the 1750 block of West Seventh Street.

• At 7:17 p.m. an adult female reported that someone entered her residence on the 500 block of West Fourth Street and stole an Xbox and television with a total value of approximately $600.

Friday, June 2

• At 12:36 a.m. officers cited Terrence Scott Hamernik, 25, of Winona, with failing to possess a motorcycle endorsement following a report of an accident on Highway 14 and Goodview Road. Hamernik allegedly swerved while riding a motorcycle and went into a ditch. He was uninjured.

Winona County

Wednesday, May 31

• At 1:25 a.m. deputies took Larry Patrick Jacques, 67, of Minneapolis, Minn., into custody for the suspicion of driving under the influence of a controlled substance following a traffic stop on Highway 61 and Harrys Lane. Deputies allegedly found a pipe that field-tested positive for the presence of methamphetamine in the vehicle.

• At 3:28 a.m. deputies cited Marilyn Hazel Hackbarth, 62, of Houston, Minn., with careless driving after she allegedly fell asleep while driving on County Road 11 and Stinson Ridge Road and her vehicle went into a ditch and rolled over.

• At 9:38 a.m. a Nodine shop employee reported the theft of sand and gravel.

California man accused of secret bathroom recordings

A California man is accused of maliciously recording a Winona woman and threatening her with publishing them.

Zacharty Mikel Biddle, 37, San Diego, Calif., was charged with nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images-intentionally disseminating images without consent.

A Winona State student came to the police in March with complaints of blackmail, according to the report.

She had gone to a bed and breakfast with Biddle in Florida after knowing him briefly and meeting him through a friend.

During the trip, according to the complaint, Biddle had wanted to have a sexual relationship with the victim, but she did not and refused.

Since she returned from Florida she received two emails from Biddle, which included a screenshot of a video and a short video of the victim in the bathroom in Florida.

The report said the video was labeled “preview video” and on of the emails said “think if everyone at your school saw these videos ...”

Later in March Biddle sent an image to the victim’s work through an online photo processing service that was at her work, which could be viewed by the victim’s co-workers.

The complaint alleges that Biddle was angry that the victim wouldn’t sleep with him in Florida, and when investigators talked to him about it he said he knew her but denied any recording and said he had cut off contact with her.

He described their relationship as friendly, but said she was mean and aggressive on the trip to Florida.

When asked if he bought the camera there or brought it himself, Biddle became upset and wouldn’t answer anymore questions. He is currently in California.

Zachary Mikel Biddle, 37, San Diego, Calif., is charged with nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images-intentionally disseminating images without consent.