Alleged Hotel Elevator Flasher Charged With Disorderly Conduct

OAK LAWN, IL -- A pony-tailed man walking around a hotel in just a bathrobe was arrested after he allegedly let his robe fall open on the elevator, briefly exposing his penis, reports said.

Police were dispatched to the Hilton Oak Lawn, 9333 S. Cicero Ave., around 4:10 a.m. Feb. 19. A member of the hotel’s cleaning staff told police she noticed the man, later identified as Mario Jackson, 46, of Chicago, walking around the lobby wearing his bathrobe, according to police.

Later as the housekeeper was cleaning the mirrors in the elevator, police said Jackson got on the elevator. On the way up, she observed Jackson in the mirror allegedly opening his robe and exposing his naked body. The housekeeper told police the action made her feel uncomfortable and alarmed. The alleged exposure lasted only a few seconds.

Jackson closed up his robe and got off at the tenth floor, reports said. The housekeeper notified the hotel manager who called police.

Officers checked the tenth floor of the hotel but did not find anyone matching the description. While on the premises, hotel staff informed officers that Jackson was downstairs. Officers found Jackson sitting on a chair in the lobby, reports said.

According to police, Jackson said that he and his wife were staying at the hotel, celebrating his wife’s birthday. His wife had fallen asleep in the room and he went outside to smoke a cigarette. Jackson also told officers that he had just come from the pool and denied exposing himself to anyone in the elevator.

Jackson was issued a village citation for disorderly conduct. The hotel manager said that Jackson and his wife were no longer welcome at the Hilton Oak Lawn and would be arrested for criminal trespassing if they returned. The couple left the premises without incident, reports said

Jackson’s adjudication hearing is scheduled for March 21 at Oak Lawn Village Hall.