January 14, 2005
DOCUMENT: Crime
Naked Jogger Finally Nabbed
Arkansas cops used a Taser on au naturale recidivist
JANUARY 14--Meet Fate Patterson.
The 39-year-old Arkansas jogging enthusiast was arrested this week and charged with indecent exposure after cops watched him run, naked from the waist down, past their patrol car.
Patterson's bust came after months of citizen complaints that some kook was taking naked late-night runs.
When Patterson ignored police warnings to stop Monday night, he was corralled with the aid of one of those handy Taser devices, according to this West Memphis Police arrest report.
It is unclear why Patterson chose to run nude, though the lack of clothes surely helped his split times. (2 pages)
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