Man Accused of Lewd Act in Target Parking Lot

Seminole County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested a man outside a Target store near Oviedo, Florida, after witnesses reported seeing him masturbating beside his vehicle in the parking lot.

According to bodycam footage obtained through a Florida public records request, deputies responded to the scene after multiple witnesses contacted law enforcement. The man, who identified himself as an independent carpenter, told deputies he had stopped at the Target to get his phone's GPS working and to change out of rain-soaked shorts after leaving Oviedo Bowl.

The man initially told deputies he was not wearing underwear and that the only undergarments in his vehicle were a pair of blue boxers. However, witness photos submitted to deputies contradicted his account. A subsequent pat-down revealed a G-string tucked under his waistband.

Deputies then searched the man's vehicle and found a range of undergarments in multiple sizes, which deputies stated they did not believe belonged to him.

The man's vehicle was towed from the scene, and he was taken into custody. Bodycam footage captured him asking deputies whether he would be eligible for bond while being transported to the Seminole County jail.

The Seminole County Sheriff's Office handled the investigation and arrest.

All individuals named or depicted in bodycam footage are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Charges and case status have not been independently confirmed beyond what is documented in the released footage.