A man was arrested last week after he was allegedly masturbating on the sidewalk in Valencia. 

Around 2:45 p.m.  Tuesday, July 2, deputies responded to an indecent exposure call near Highway 126 and Commerce Center Drive in Valencia, said Shirley Miller, spokesperson for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station.

“A female adult caller reported that there was a male Black adult standing on the sidewalk wearing a suit and a tie with his penis exposed and masturbating,” Miller said. “When deputies contacted the suspect,  the suspect was uncooperative with identifying himself, causing deputies to be delayed over an hour while they were also receiving other calls for service.”

Eventually, deputies identified the suspect and took him into custody.

Charles Lemons, 61, a transient, was arrested for indecent exposure charges, and delaying peace officer operations, both misdemeanors, according to Miller.

Lemons was transported and booked into the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station Jail.

As of Monday morning, Lemons remains in custody.

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