Man Arrested Again For Exposing Himself In Public: Police

SHELBY COUNTY, AL -- A 36-year-old Shelby County man who has been arrested six times for exposing his genitals to women was arrested again this week.

Jonathan Wayne Copeland was arrested Saturday for exposing himself to a woman in a parking lot in Chelsea, and released on bond. However, a Shelby County judge issued another warrant for his arrest this week.

Copeland was released from the Shelby County Jail the same day he was booked Saturday after posting $1,000 on the misdemeanor charge. But Monday, Judge Daniel Crowson issued a new warrant for Copeland’s arrest for probation violation and ordered he be held without bond.

An Alabama Media Group report said the incident Saturday happened about 7:15 p.m. at the Chelsea Walmart. The victim told police she was shopping when a man – identified as Copeland – exposed himself to her.

Copeland has previous indecent exposure convictions in Pelham and Homewood dating back nine years.

In March 2017, Hoover police arrested him on a felony charge,after police say Copeland exposed himself to a female shopper inside Michael’s and another female shopper in At Home at the Grove. Copeland has not yet gone to trial on the Hoover charge.

The Shelby County District Attorney’s Office filed a motion to dismiss the latest charge against Copeland, stating prosecutors instead plan to file a felony charge against him.