A man from Tennessee has been arrested for using an Apple Watch to track his girlfriend. The device was attached to his girlfriend's car and the man used a tracking app to monitor her location.
29-Year-Old Arrested for Tracking Girlfriend
According to the story by AppleInsider, the man is from from Nashville, Tennessee and goes by the name Lawrence Welch. He is 29 years old.
Welch was recently arrested and, according to the affidavit, he was charged with "attaching an electric tracking device to a vehicle." Welch was said to have attached an Apple Watch to the vehicle of his girlfriend to track it.
Police Called to the Family Safety Center After Boyfriend Showed Up
According to the report, the police arrived while an order of protection was still being acquired. The police reached the Family Safety Center in response to a call coming from security regarding the boyfriend showing up where the victim was located while the acquisition was taking place.
The victim said she received multiple threats coming from the boyfriend that he would kill her. According to the article by WSMV4, she then eventually decided to attend the center.
Couple Used Life360 to Monitor Each Other
Per the victim's statement to the police, the Life360 Watch was used by both of her and her boyfriend in order to monitoreach other's location. She decided, however, to turn off the app before she started visiting the Family Safety Center.
On these particular occasions, she reportedly would be getting a series of texts demanding that she reveal her own location. This was paired with texts asking her to call Welch back.
Welch Confirmed He Owned the Apple Watch
The police said that Welch eventually went to the Family Service Center and, instead of going directly into the building, he approached the car of the victim and crouched near its wheel. Once the officers arrived, they went to the vehicle and investigated.
The officers reportedly found an Apple Watch that was directly attached to the spokes. Welch did confirm that he owned that particular Apple Watch.
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Welch Found a Work Around to Track His Girlfriend
In order to get around the deactivation of the girlfriend's Life360 app, Welch decided to have the app active on an Apple Watch and use the device to track her.
This particular event was follows domestic assault charges Welch faced back in July. For the previous offenses, he was already arrested back in December.
According AppleInsider, this particular case is quite new since most of the time, stories regarding unwanted tracking usually revolve around the use of AirTags. Despite victims having anti-stalking features that aim to help prevent them being tracked, there have still been numerous reports of successful tracking through the use of AirTags.
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Written by Urian B.
