Hunter
10/31/23
An Iowa City man who already has been arrested twice for indecent exposure was charged again on a warrant for the same offense.
The latest incident allegedly occurred at the Target store on East Washington Street the afternoon of October 12th. Police say 25-year-old Deshawn Brown of South Linn Street was caught on camera walking around the store while masturbating. The video reportedly showed Brown touching his genitalia over his clothes and while exposed.
When confronted by police during an interview, Brown alleged that he was not masturbating his actual penis, but rather a dildo he had in his shorts. Video evidence reportedly contradicts Brown’s story.
A warrant was issued on October 24th and Brown was formally charged with Indecent Exposure on Monday. He faces up to a year in jail if convicted; a no contact order was issued between Brown and his alleged victim.
Earlier in the month, Brown reportedly was caught masturbating at Om Gifts for Body and Soul on South Linn Street. In that instance, he was allegedly caught on camera walking around the store following female customers while masturbating. Legal proceedings are pending in that case.
Last December 28th, Brown was seen by a witness and on business surveillance camera masturbating inside Laundromania on Mormon Trek Boulevard at around 8:30pm. Officers approached Brown and reportedly witnessed him with an erect penis, sitting on a chair inside the laundromat. He pleaded guilty in July and received a deferred judgement with two years of probation.