A man was charged this month with a July incident where he allegedly was naked and intoxicated.
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The Falls Township Police Department received a call at 12:59 p.m. on July 25 about a naked white male, wearing only sneakers and black knee-high stockings. He was reportedly trying to stop cars passing by.
According to police, the man entered a local business after trying to stop vehicles.
Upon arrival at the scene, officers found the man mostly nude and instructed him to lie on the ground. He was handcuffed.
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The man was then covered with a towel as he sat on a bench outside the business, police said.
During the investigation, an officer noted the man appeared to be under the influence of a controlled substance.
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The officer wrote in court papers that man’s pupils were heavily dilated, his speech was slurred, and he displayed constant fidgeting movements.
The suspect, who initially refused to identify himself and said he wished be jailed, experienced shortness of breath and chest pains, police.
The mostly nude man was transported to Jefferson Bucks Hospital for treatment, police said.
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Authorities have since identified the man as a 55-year-old resident of Erie County.
The man was charged with indecent exposure, providing false identification to law enforcement, disorderly conduct, and public drunkenness. The charges were accepted via summons earlier this week.
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