Wisconsin police were on the smelly trail of a “serial defecator” until the woman was tracked down through the use of a drone and trail cameras.

A viral post from the Stoughton Police Department on Facebook said the drone captured video of the 46-year-old woman on Feb. 5.

In the video published by WISN, the officer reassured her that video of their interaction would not air on television.

“SPD USES DRONE TO ARREST SERIAL DEFECATOR IN CITY PARK,” police wrote in all caps.

An extensive investigation established a defecation pattern early in the morning at the park by use of the cameras and drone. This led to an officer confronting the woman about her illicit and public lavatorial activities.

“After multiple reports of residents finding human feces and used toilet paper in a city park, SPD used trail cameras and a drone to ID and cite the person responsible,” police said.

WISN-TV obtained video of the police officer confronting the woman at 5 a.m.

“Can you come here and talk to me?” he asks her.

“Sure,” she responds.

“Can you look directly above me? See the drone that just caught you going to the bathroom back here?” he asks.

“Yeah,” she responds.

“You’ve been doing this quite a while too,” he says.

“Yeah, I’m sorry,” she replies.

The woman said she routinely jogs but was unable to use the portable toilets that were usually available during warmer climes. The officer told her to stop defecating on the trail and gave her a citation.

In the video published by WISN, the officer reassured her that video of their interaction would not air on television.

“I am mortified,” she responded.

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Police also responded to concerns that the woman might have been homeless by denying those suspicions.

WISN identified the public defecator as a health professional but would not identify her because she was not charged criminally.

The nurse practitioner will likely have to pay a $187 fine.

Stoughton is a city of about 13K residents located about 20 miles south of Madison.

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Another Black Lives Matter activist has been caught committing fraud, and the woman was named a “Bostonian of the Year” in 2020 by the Boston Globe.

Monica Cannon-Grant became a BLM activist after the death of George Floyd and ran a nonprofit organization called “Violence in Boston” that received tens of thousands of taxpayer-funded pandemic relief.

Prior to pleading guilty, Cannon-Grant had blamed ‘white supremacy’ for the fraud allegations.

On Monday, Cannon-Grant was ordered to pay back $224K in funds that she rerouted from the nonprofit to benefit herself personally.

The woman and her husband, Clark Grant, were indicted in the fraud scheme in 2023, but he died from a motorcycle accident two months after they were indicted.

Cannon-Grant pleaded guilty to more than a dozen fraud-related charges in Jan. 2026 and was able to escape prison time, though she was sentenced to six months of home confinement, four years of probation, and 100 hours of community service.

The U.S. Attorney’s office said she spent the money on her car insurance, auto loan payments, travel, hotels, gas, food deliveries, restaurants, and nail salons.

Cannon-Grant pleaded guilty to the following:

Ten counts of wire fraud;Three counts of wire fraud conspiracy;One count of mail fraud;Two counts of filing false tax returns; andTwo counts of failing to file tax returns.

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The nonprofit’s stated mission included reducing violence, raising social awareness, and aiding community causes in the Boston area. The organization’s board voted to shut it down after the embezzlement charges.

Prior to pleading guilty, Cannon-Grant had blamed “white supremacy” for the fraud allegations.

“Monica Cannon-Grant’s crimes were not a momentary lapse in judgment — they were a calculated pattern of deception that spanned years,” U.S. Attorney Leah B. Foley said. “She repeatedly lied to donors, government agencies, and the public, even after being caught — all while presenting herself as a champion for others. Fraud disguised as activism or charity is still fraud.”

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