thought he was away from me and he was like, "This is a good place to be." He keeps walking past. I turn around at one point, had his pants completely down, was off. >> All right, man. Come with me. All right. >> Yes, sir. >> You remove any clothing or anything like that? >> Not at all. No, sir. >> On April 23rd, 2024, deputies with the Indian River County Sheriff's Office responded to a residential address in Vero Beach, Florida. Within moments of arrival, it became clear something disturbing had just occurred. A 68-year-old man had allegedly exposed himself in broad daylight, shocking a passer by who immediately reported the incident. The entire event was captured on body cam footage. >> I was walking back there. >> Okay. >> Following me here, let's let's go over here in the sh >> follow me and then he uh I got to one spot, thought he was away from me and he was like, "This is a good place to be." Okay. I was like, "What?" I walked away, started running the other way. He keeps walking past. I turned around at one point when I got up to the observation tower and he was had his pants completely down and was off. >> Okay. >> Yeah. And then I was running back away from him and then this other guy that he that I had seen him here before with that guy, they were here when I first pulled up. >> Okay. >> He like pulled around when he saw me on the phone and with this guy and then he just got got like literally like drove didn't look, just like drove out really fast. So, where's the guy that >> the other guy kept running? He he he just like in the guy that was chasing you, sir. He's still in there. >> He's in the woods still? >> Yes, sir. >> I had to run out cuz he kept following me. >> Okay. And you're saying that the other guy You've seen him with? >> I Well, I saw him when I pulled up. He was with that guy >> when I pulled up. So, >> So, that guy just pulled in here and then left. >> He didn't even stop. He just He just like came saw that I was like talking on the phone and with him and he got out. I took his I took a picture of his license. So, you have a picture of his license plate. Can you bring that up for me? >> Yes, sir. >> I was sitting there working in my track and he come running that tick. >> I had a not cuz I was like I didn't know if this guy was still chasing me. >> I can only process so much information at one time. >> Sorry, brother. >> No problem. >> I've never been obviously. So, >> well, just get me the tag first and then we'll figure we'll figure everything else out. >> Yes, sir. >> Can I see your phone? >> Yes, sir. >> So, did he did he touch you? Did any of that kind of stuff? >> Yes, sir. just turned around and he was looking at me. >> Okay. And then he was chasing you after that point as well. >> He was following me. He he went right up to the bridge where I was and I was trying to get away from him and I had no other way to go cuz that observation tower I didn't know just goes right up. So >> Okay. >> I was like, "Oh, I had to walk past him again." >> Okay. Did you see any of this or No, you were just working and he come knocked on my window and he was he I no disrespect, he was panicking. Yes, sir. >> And and I got off my conference call said, "I got to go. Somebody needs me." I he told me what was he asked me if I'd watch cuz some guy was in the woods chasing him and I said >> okay nope no problem >> what's your first name sir >> can I stay out of this cuz I'm working or do I got to >> your car is here? >> Yes sir. >> Okay. Can we go over there? >> Yes sir. And I believe that is his car. >> Which one? >> That the only other car in the parking lot. >> Okay. >> And I believe he was standing I don't obviously that was a lot so I don't remember exactly but I believe he was standing before >> next to it. Yeah. Like I as soon as I walked in, they started walking in after me. So I knew they like >> Okay. So both of them were together. Both of them walked in. >> They were like they were like around each other. >> Okay. >> They weren't standing. >> You want to grab your driver's license? This is your vehicle? >> Yes, sir. >> All right. [Music] That's your uh white truck. I'm assuming that's the truck you were in. >> You said you wanted to stay out of this as much as possible. >> I just started this job. >> All right. >> I retired from Comcast and I'm working here and I'm just like, "Ah, some guy come running out of the woods saying some naked guy was chasing him." I Yeah. He come running up. He's on the phone and then he I could tell he was really panicking and then he runs over and knocks on my you knocks real hard on my window. Goes, "Man, can you watch out for me?" He was I'm on the phone with the cops and there's some N guy chasing me through the woods and I was like I had to hit mute on comfort. >> I got it. >> Hey, can you give me a description of the guy that's still in the woods? >> Yes, sir. Blue shirt. Um, white male. >> What color shorts? >> 60s. I'm I'm not sure. >> Okay. Blue shirt. >> White male. 60s. >> Glasses. >> Uh-huh. >> Um, not a big build. So, basically, I have another patrol deputy that's going to come here. He'll take the entire report. Uh, I'm sure you want to go forward with whatever. >> Oh, yeah. That was crazy. >> All right. No problem. >> Like his phone. >> So, he'll be here very shortly and he's going to ask you basically from A to Z. >> Will you just I'm just curious like would would you wait for something like then you wait? >> Yeah, we're going to try and find him and then see if Okay. >> Oh, yeah. >> We'll try and find him. >> All right. Thank you. >> Yes, sir. >> So, just I'm good. Sitting here. >> Yeah. Just hang out. Start the car. Turn the AC on. Relax. >> Thank you. Yep. You don't need an ambulance or anything, do you? >> Oh, no. I'm good. I was just shaking up cuz I had to run out cuz I didn't know if he had anything on him. >> Okay. >> So, I just had to run the whole way. I'm good. I was just tired. >> Okay. >> And you're saying it was near the observation tower? >> Yes, sir. I turned back. I was literally about to be like up on the observation tower like going up and I turned back and I saw him. >> That's when he had his pants down and everything. >> Okay. And where's the absolute? So, was he next to a bridge or anything like that? Well, when at the observation tower, there's a spot with a sign that says uh like not patrolled. Uh >> okay. >> Like an area that you don't go down or whatever. And he went down that area after I started running. >> Okay. >> All righty. Thank you. >> Thank you, sir. >> You didn't I just heard you fall. >> Basically, this guy says he was basically kind of just like walking back there. Okay. >> Yeah. >> You got any weapons on you? Anything like that? >> No. Is this my phone? >> All right. I'm going to ask you a few questions. Okay. >> How you doing? Good. How's it going? You have your ID on you? >> I believe he just walked out. Stand by one second. >> He's a RO. >> He is. >> Yeah. >> Cool. >> What's an RO? No, then don't worry about it. Here, do me a favor. Just turn around. Put your hands behind your back. >> Can I get my car and get my ID? >> Nope. I already know where you are. >> Can I ask what this is about? >> Yep. We'll let you know. >> All right, man. Come with me. All right. >> Yes, sir. >> I don't know what's going on. >> Deacon, you got gloves on. >> All right, man. Do me a favor. WS. >> Yes, sir. [Music] Some cigarettes are on the other pocket. That's all I have. >> Got what? >> Cigarettes on this pocket. >> Okay, >> that's all I have. >> A little wider. [Music] Sit down in the car. >> I'm trying to help you so you don't fall for it. Okay. >> Uh, if you want to hang out with him, the car's locked. You want to sit in it? Okay. He got AC turned on. Let's go talk to um the victim over here. Okay. >> Hey, he's going to talk to you. Okay. Are you a victim? the coordinates. Can you step out of the car so we can talk to you? >> Yes, sir. >> You can tell me exactly. >> Yes, sir. >> I pulled up and I noticed these two guys >> around here that that gentleman. >> He's one of them. He's with someone else, >> I think. I believe so. And I took a picture of his license plate and I showed it to the other cop as well. >> I believe >> because when he came when he came back, let me just go through the start. So, I pulled up, >> saw those gentlemen. So, I started walking. As soon as I started walking, I was like, they just started walking. Like they started walking as soon as I started walking. I was like, that's weird. >> And then the blue the guy in the blue shirt, he was already in there. Walked right past them. So I keep going. Keep going. >> Time for a second. Is he clothed at this moment? >> Yeah. Yes, sir. Oh, sorry. Yes, sir. He's closed. >> Yes, sir. He And we just keep walking down. I keep walking down. I keep noticing like he's pretty close. So, I speed up. He's still pretty close. I get to one spot. >> Speed up means walking fast or running. walking fast. Sorry. All right. Did he say anything to you? >> No, not yet. Keep going. >> And then we get to >> I believe it's called the overlook of the of the wetlands or something. >> And I sit down or not stood down. I'm just chilling there. >> And I notice he's walking up. As soon as he walks up >> towards you. >> Yeah. As soon as he walks up, he gets on the observation pier. He sits down. He's like, "Isn't this a nice place to be naked?" I'm like, >> "This is what he tells you." >> That's what he says to me. >> This is the first thing he tells you. >> The first first thing he tells me, he said like, "It's beautiful hour. It's nice out. And then right after that was, this is a nice place to be naked, isn't it? And I was like, I walk out, walk past him, and then I'm going around again to get to the big observation deck. And then I noticed him again behind me. And so I speed it up again. And then once I get to where you start walking up to the observation deck, I turn around and when I turned around, his pants were down. He was >> And so was he looking at you directly? He was looking directly at it. >> I couldn't I couldn't see. >> I'm not trying to be vulgar. >> No. Yeah, I hear you. Yeah, I saw he I saw he was off like I saw his hand. >> He was looking right at me cuz I turned around. I was like, "Holy." And so then I started going I started going up the observation thing thinking I could get get out that way. >> Mhm. >> And then there's no way to get out that way. So I had to he literally came up to the observation pier but had his pants on at that time at the observation pier. And so I had to [ __ ] past him. Now, as soon as I get past him, I start running. And then I'm like I'm like I'm calling the [ __ ] cops. And then he turns and he starts going to the the one trail that says like not not >> running or walking. >> At that point he started like moving fast that way. Well, I took off. I took off running past >> but he started like somewhating too >> at that point. Yeah. He was running >> away but not towards me at that point. You was running away after I said I'm calling the [ __ ] cops. >> What? Nothing else he said after that, right? >> Only thing he said is nice to be like he didn't say anything to you. >> Nothing like nothing like >> Oh, yeah. Yeah. Nothing. He said like it's beautiful out. Stuff like that, >> but nothing general like look at me or anything like that. >> No. No sir. Okay. All right. >> No. >> All right. So, >> and I think he might have have I think he might have been taking pictures of me cuz I when I had turned around the one time his phone was up. So, I don't know if he was taking pictures of me when I was >> cuz I had my shirt on, too. So, I had I put my shirt on once I noticed he was like looking at me here. >> Okay. All right. Um, you know something you got to ask him about this? >> Um, it's it's a it's what we have to ask to go forward. >> Oh. If you if you want to press charges against >> Yeah. What does that take on me? Just curious. If you got to be a victim of a crime, state attorney office going to reach out to you. Yeah. And then once after that you have to view you your cooperation how you are with state attorney office. >> Yeah that was I want that to happen to somebody. >> Okay. >> Yeah I definitely want to go through a victim of Okay. He's going to be charged with something called exposure. Right. You seen this? Yes sir. >> Okay. Yes sir. Yes sir. >> Which car he was in? >> That car in that gray car. Yes, sir. Okay. >> Was he with anybody else? >> I believe he he wasn't in the car with somebody. >> Suspected. Not not 100%. >> Yes, sir. >> Okay. All right. >> I gave them >> Where's this other guy that came to helped you? I heard there was somebody else. >> He was in a truck right here, but he left. Yes, sir. He waited until everybody got >> You never You don't know this guy from anywhere? >> The The guy that >> older guy? >> No, sir. >> And you saw him when we just put handcuffs on. You saw him, right? >> Oh, yeah. That was him. 100%. No questions. Mhm. >> All right. How long ago this happened >> before we got here? >> Before the first guy before he got here. >> Probably like couple minutes. >> 25 minutes. I had to We were literally at the observation thing. >> How long you had to run back and stuff like that? >> Yeah. So, probably like 20 20 cuz it took the cops like probably 10 minutes to get here. So, probably like 25 minutes. >> Write down. Is this his car registered to you? >> Yes, sir. >> Write down his tag and put like Florida tag. >> I got to run. Put the tag. But the other guy that came up, he came up when when I got out and I was on the phone and I had knocked on this gentleman's door to just watch my back. >> He saw me on the phone >> and put his head down and and got like like sped up to get out of here. >> So that's why I was like >> you're talking about the other person that Yes, sir. >> that was possibly with him. >> Yes, sir. >> Did you see them talking at all? >> I didn't, but they were both out of the car right near each other. Yes, sir. >> Do you got any video footage of this? We just got to ask. >> No, sir. >> Okay. It just helps us out if you did. >> Yeah, I should have. But I was like, I didn't know if he had something. So, honestly, I was trying to like >> Were you in fear of him? >> Yeah. I thought I thought he was going to have >> not in fear of him like >> doing something to me, but I was like, if he has a gun or a knife, I'm [ __ ] because there's nobody out here. >> Not Not We were all men, right? Private. He's the oldest gentleman. But you were in some type of fear of him. Oh, yes, sir. >> Maybe he was on. >> Just because it was he kept closing distance when it would get tight in the in the walk. >> Like I could feel him. Like I could hear him. How long it took him to come emerge out of the woods here after you got here? >> Probably like 40 minutes. >> Took him a while. >> Yeah. >> Okay. All right. You want to sit down for a sec? He turn your AC get comfortable >> and we'll give you the outcome. Okay. We got to go talk to him and we want to at least tell you what's going to happen. Okay. Yes, sir. >> All right. All right. >> So, >> yes, sir. >> How you going? What's your name? >> Jack. >> Jack. All right. So, I'm I'm going to read you your rights. Okay. >> Yes, sir. >> You have the right to remain remain silent. Anything you say can or will be used against you in the court of law. >> All right. So once you got here, explain to me exactly what you do when you when you got when you got when you arrived to this location. >> When I arrived here, I sat in my car for a few minutes talking on my phone and then I decided to go for a walk cuz I come here walking occasionally. >> Okay. >> And I started walking by the back by the trails. I was going to go back to the the overlook. Were Were were you meeting anyone here or you just here by yourself? >> No, no, I was just here by myself. Yes, sir. >> All right. So, when you got to this location, did you talk to anyone? >> That gentleman there. We talked a couple times. We And passing. >> The the gentleman in the in the vehicle? >> Yes, sir. >> All right. Anyone else? >> No, sir. There's nobody else back there. There's only one way in and out to the back to the >> the tower back there. >> When When did you talk to him? >> We passed once when we were walking back that way. He passed me when I was on my phone and then we went back. I passed him another time and we chatted for a minute and that was it. >> What did you guys talk about? >> Just how nice a day it was and we were out walking. That was it. >> Did you say anything else to him? >> No, just how nice of a day it was and just walking and looking at the water. That was it. >> All right. Did while while you were interacting with him, >> did you remove any clothing or anything like that? >> Not at all. No sir. >> Okay. Because he he's saying that you were exposing yourself to him. >> Never. >> And and >> we weren't a No, we were never. He had his shirt off. I was fully clothed the whole time. >> The whole time? >> Yes, sir. >> All right. And when you had your phone, were you taking pictures of him or anything like that? >> Yes, sir. No. No. >> Okay. >> Yeah. I don't I don't take pictures of people. Unless I get permission from somebody to take a picture of them, but no. >> All right. I'm going to ask you for the consent to go through your phone. >> Go through my phone. >> Consent from you to go through your phone. You're saying you didn't take pictures of them, right? >> No, I did not. >> Okay. So, I'm requesting consent to verify that. >> Yes, sir. That's fine. >> Okay. >> All right. All right. What about Is there anything illegal in your vehicle? >> No, sir. >> Okay. Nothing at all? >> No. >> Okay. Give us a second. Do you have anybody that can come pick up your car? >> Am I going to be leaving here? >> No, you're not. >> You're going to be leaving here. I'm asking. >> No, you're being placed under arrest. >> For what? Charge, sir. >> For similar what you did before exposure. >> I didn't. >> I'm not arrest you. This guy here making a decision based off what the facts he collected. We're not here to argue about it. We already made a decision. So, what do you need done with your car? Is anybody come get it? Cuz if not, then we were thinking about towing it. >> Oh, please don't tow it. >> So, do you have do you have anybody? Where's your wife at? >> It's my husband. He's at work. >> Okay. Can he come get the car? >> If I can call him. >> Okay. >> I don't. >> We're going to leave it here. He's gonna arrange somebody to come pick it up. >> All right. So, we we are going to take them take them in. Um >> we are going to have a report on it. Okay. >> If you do want a case number, I can get that for you. If you don't uh can I get a number for you? >> I'm pretty sure they're going to call you since you're the victim. Yeah. >> Okay. Okay. What about the other guy? >> The other guy? >> Yeah. Cheers. >> We don't have we don't have enough. He wasn't here >> at the time by the time we arrived. Um I mean you did give us his >> his the license plate sir. >> So we ran him up. We couldn't really find anything. >> Oh really? So like you guys can't like legally do anything at that point. >> So he wasn't here. He wasn't the one that >> That's that is scary though like cuz it did seem like they were together is the only >> So you think they were like trying to trying to something 100%. How they looked at each other and then looked at me and like Yeah. I knew something was up. >> So that's the only thing. the the fact that he's not here is kind of >> yeah it's kind of tough but >> we do have his information from what we gave us we are we know who the person is >> so like the only way though he could get in trouble basically is for him to do something >> that's why >> I just don't want somebody else to like deal with especially like a younger person understand completely >> um so yeah >> you taking him >> okay good >> that's that's as much as we can do right now >> okay appreciate You >> still want the case number? It's It's just to look up the uh look up the case later ones. Look up look up the report. Okay. >> I'll be right back and give that to you. All right. >> No problem. >> According to official records, the suspect was identified as 68-year-old Jack Lee Jenkins of Vero Beach, Florida. He was arrested at the scene and charged under Florida statute 800.031 A for exposure of sexual organs, first offense. At the time of the incident, Jenkins had no outstanding warrants or known criminal history.