Crime & Safety
Briggs Chaney Man Charged With Alleged Sexual Act In Front of Woman
Police say the man got her attention by asking for directions.
A 28-year-old man from the Briggs Chaney neighborhood was charged with a sex offense for allegedly masturbating in front of a woman on Tuesday, Feb. 12.
Montgomery County police said the suspect drove up to the victim in the 11600 block of Lockwood Drive in White Oak and asked for directions. The women said she then saw that the man was masturbating and moved away from his car.
The man left the area, police said, but patrol officers spotted him a few minutes later and detained him after "a brief pursuit."
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