Grand Meadow man pleads not guilty to hiding cameras in bathroom, filming unaware victims

(ABC 6 News) – UPDATE: Mower County Court dismissed three firearm charges in a Grand Meadow man’s court case.

Nicholas Sneed’s charges of felon in possession of a firearm were dismissed by Mower County Court.

Sneed faces three counts of interfering with privacy, three counts of 5th-degree drug possession, and three charges of controlled substance user in possession of a firearm.

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(ABC 6 News) – A Grand Meadow man pleaded not guilty to hiding cameras in his bathroom and interfering with the privacy of three individuals Monday, Feb. 6.

Nicholas Adam Sneed, 45, was charged with three counts of interfering with privacy after Mower County law enforcement received a tip from the Internet Crimes Against Children task force that someone had uploaded child pornography to the web from Sneed’s residence.

A search warrant served in late December of 2022 revealed multiple electronic devices used to film and produce around 20 videos each of three victims, some of whom may have been juveniles, according to court documents.

All of the devices seized are being searched for child pornography, according to court documents.

Sneed faced an additional nine charges in Mower County Court stemming from the search warrant — three felony charges of felon in possession of a firearm, three felony charges of 5th-degree drug possession for methamphetamine, tramadol, and marijuana, and three gross misdemeanor charges of controlled substance user in possession of a firearm.

According to court documents, Sneed was previously prohibited from purchasing weapons in 2015, 2017, and 2020 due to a history of violent crime convictions, but was issued a permit in 2021.

The three charges of felon in possession of a firearm were dismissed in Mower County Court.

Sneed pleaded not guilty to all charges Feb. 6.

(ABC 6 News) – A Grand Meadow man has been charged in Mower County court after investigators found hidden cameras in a bathroom in his home, according to court documents filed Friday.

Nicholas Adam Sneed, 45, was charged with three counts of interfering with privacy.

According to a criminal complaint, investigators with the Mower County Sheriff’s officer received a tip from the group Internet Crimes Against Children that child pornography had been uploaded to an internet storage service from Sneed’s residence.

Court documents show deputies executed a search warrant at his home on Tuesday, and found numerous electronic devices and data storage devices, and several videos produced at that residence using a hidden camera in a bathroom.

Law enforcement spoke with three victims who appeared in the videos. All three said they were not aware of the camera, and two became emotional upon learning about it, according to the complaint.

Court documents state the victims could be seen nude in up to 20 different videos.

A second search warrant at the home yielded additional digital storage devices, along with two hidden cameras. All devices seized during the searches are being examined for child sexual abuse material, according to the complaint.

Sneed is expected back in Mower County court Jan. 9, 2023.