Homeless man arrested for indecent exposure outside Newberry Road business

Staff report

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Rashard Jerrod Turner, 32, was arrested yesterday for allegedly exposing himself through the large front window of a Newberry Road business.

At about 2:05 p.m. on October 18, an Alachua County Sheriff’s Deputy responded to Auto Zone (7725 W. Newberry Road), where two employees said they saw a man touching his exposed genitals while looking in their direction through a large window.

The victim said the man walked away from them and leaned on an employee’s vehicle, continuing to touch himself while in plain view. The victims provided a description of the man.

A deputy made contact with Turner on Tower Road about five minutes later, and post Miranda, Turner reportedly admitted that he had been in the Auto Zone parking lot but denied exposing himself.

Turner, whose address is listed as GRACE Marketplace, has been charged with two counts of indecent exposure. He has no local criminal history, and Judge James Colaw set bail at $50,000.

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