Man arrested in connection with ‘exposing himself and performing lewd act' on Mass. beach
Carver police arrested a Marion man over the weekend who they say exposed himself at a town beach.
John Senna, 36, pleaded not guilty to a charge of open and gross lewdness during his arraignment in Wareham District Court on Monday, according to court records.
On Friday, June 20, around 5:40 p.m., Carver police received a report that a man had exposed himself and performed 'a lewd act' at the Sampson Pond beach on Lakeview Street, the police department said in a press release. Officers responded to the area, but soon learned that the suspect had fled.
Carver police then issued an alert to nearby law enforcement agencies to be on the lookout for the suspect, the police department said. Within 25 minutes, Marion police located and identified him as Senna.
Carver police obtained an arrest warrant for Senna and arrested him Saturday morning, the police department said. He was released on personal recognizance bail during his arraignment on the condition that he stay away from Sampson Pond beach, according to court records.
Senna is due back in court for a pretrial hearing on Sept. 10, court records indicate. No further information about the incident has been released.
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