Crime & Safety

Indecent Exposure Outside Annapolis Home Depot Prompts Arrest: Police

A man was caught masturbating in a vehicle parked outside an Annapolis Home Depot, police said. Officers arrested the suspect.

The Anne Arundel County Police Department said it arrested 27-year-old Charles Francis after he was accused of masturbating in a vehicle parked outside this Annapolis Home Depot on Sunday.
The Anne Arundel County Police Department said it arrested 27-year-old Charles Francis after he was accused of masturbating in a vehicle parked outside this Annapolis Home Depot on Sunday. (Google Maps)

ANNAPOLIS, MD — Police said they arrested a man accused of masturbating in a vehicle parked outside an Annapolis Home Depot on Sunday.

Officers identified the suspect as 27-year-old Charles Francis of Annapolis.

Authorities said they heard about the indecent exposure and lewd conduct around 4 p.m. at the Home Depot located at 145 Defense Highway.

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Police said they found the vehicle that the complainant described and made contact with the lone occupant.

The complainant positively identified that man as the one accused of masturbating in the public parking lot, officers said.

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The Anne Arundel County Police Department said it arrested the suspect and charged him accordingly.

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