U.S. Marshals Arrest Swim Coach Charged with Voyeurism

Hartford, CT – The Connecticut U.S. Marshals Violent Fugitive Task Force and Newington Police Department today arrested a Connecticut man wanted in Arizona on charges of voyeurism.

David Laudati, 41, of Connecticut, is charged in Maricopa County, Arizona, with 11 counts of voyeurism and eight counts of attempted voyeurism stemming from allegations following a September 2023 investigation by the Buckeye Police Department. Prior to the investigation Laudati was employed as a swim coach. Following the investigation the Buckeye police requested the U.S. Marshal’s assistance in locating and apprehending Laudati.

The U.S Marshals’ investigation led them to a residence in the area of East Robbins Street, Newington, where this afternoon Laudati was apprehended by the Connecticut Violent Fugitive Task force and the Newington Police Department.  

Laudati was taken into custody, transported to the Newington Police Department, charged as a fugitive from justice, and is being held pending extradition back to Maricopa County to face the charges against him.

Since the inception of the U.S. Marshals Connecticut Violent Fugitive Task Force in 1999, these partnerships have resulted in over 11,046 arrests (Updated as of 9/08/2022). The task force’s objective is to seek out and arrest violent fugitives and sexual predators. Membership agencies include Hartford, New Haven, Bridgeport, Norwalk, Waterbury Police Departments and Immigration and Customs Enforcement. These arrests have ranged in seriousness from murder, assault, unregistered sex offenders, probation and parole violations and numerous other serious offenses. Nationally the United States Marshals Service fugitive programs are carried out with local law enforcement in 94 district offices, 85 local fugitive task forces, eight regional task forces, as well as a growing network of offices in foreign countries.