Man arrested for indecent exposure in south Charlotte

CHARLOTTE — After a video circulated on social media showing a man exposing himself in public in a south Charlotte neighborhood, police announced on Friday that the man had been arrested.

Channel 9 got a tip about the video being posted on Wednesday. The person filming the video approaches a red Mazda SUV with the driver’s side door open, and there’s a man sitting halfway inside the car exposing his genitalia.

The person filming the video calls the man a pervert, and he shuts the door after she walks by.

According to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, Wednesday’s incident was on Fairwood Avenue, and it was actually the second case that was reported this week. The first case was reported on Sunday on Marble Street, which is just northeast of Freedom Drive.

Detectives began investigating and identified 47-year-old Aaron Troy Williams as the suspect. CMPD reported on Friday that Williams had been arrested.

CMPD says Williams is facing two charges of indecent exposure.

‘There is something weird’

Neighbors in the area were shocked to hear that a man was exposing himself where their kids go outside to play.

Channel 9′s Hannah Goetz caught up with the witness who caught the exposure on camera, and she says she had a gut feeling that something was going to happen, so she started recording.

“There is something weird,” said Tonisha Winslow as she described the incident. “When I got right there, he sat right there and opened his door and did exactly what he did.”

Winslow saw the car when it pulled up and parked in front of her, so she started recording as a precaution. It was seconds later that Williams was seen holding his genitals in public view.

“Why would you want to expose yourself outside in broad daylight, early in the morning?” she said.

But with police arresting Williams at his home in Huntersville, Winslow says she’s glad that the community can feel safe again.

“I want everyone to stay safe, be blessed, and don’t ever run to people like that, because you never know what they’ll do at all,” Winslow said.

CMPD says if you saw the suspect in other instances, you’re encouraged to call Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600.

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