New Mexico dad arrested after beating a naked prowler he found peering into his daughter's window

An Albuquerque, New Mexico dad who found a naked prowler peering into his young daughter's room will face charges after seriously beating the peeping tom.

Police say Emilio Chavez III found 29-year-old Dylan Maho naked and making noises near a little girl's window when he chose to exact vigilante justice and beat Maho so badly he was taken to the hospital.

While both men could be convicted of felonies, Chavez could potentially get a longer sentence for what he did to the intruder.

Intrusion: A crime scene shows where dad Emilio Chavez III seriously beat Dylan Maho after he found the 29-year-old naked and peering into his young daughter's window

Support: Neighbor Bill Morang supports Chavez but the district attoey says he committed a crime in the eyes of the law

'There's a naked man outside his daughter's window,' Chavez's neighbor Bill Morang told KOAT. 'I think he was well within his rights chasing him down and beating him.'

But the district attoey disagrees. Though police initially let the irate father go free after questioning, he is now charged with aggrevated battery, a felony.

Maho, who remained in the hospital Monday but was upgraded to stable condition, will be formally charged with felony voyeurism upon his release.

According to Justia.com, Chavez could be convicted of a third degree felony. That means he could face up to three years in jail.

The charges against Maho, which amount to a fourth degree felony, a lesser charge than Chavez's, can mean between one and two years in jail.

Meanwhile, this isn't the first run-in the neighborhood has had with the peeping tom.

'They call him the nudist around here' Morang told KOB.com. 'Apparently he's been looking in other peoples' windows.'

Morang, himself a father, believes the nude man is the same one he says holds sexual parties at a nearby home that he calls 'swinger' parties.

Morang also claims he's found condom rappers in the street and maintained Chavez did exactly what he should have done.

'I would've done a little worse than what happened to him and I think any man or dad would do the same,' Morang said. 'I feel bad for the other guy and I hope nothing bad happens to him for protecting his family. I think he did what's right.'