SJSO: Ole Miss player Khari Coleman arrested, charged with indecent exposure
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The 23-year-old is charged with two felony counts of exposure of sexual organs.
According to the sheriff's office, deputies responded to a complaint about a man exposing himself to female housekeeping employees at the Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort & Spa in Ponte Vedra on Jan. 2.
An investigation revealed Coleman was involved in two separate incidents on the same day.
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According to detectives, Coleman was also arrested in 2023 for an indecent exposure incident involving five victims in Mississippi.
After an investigation, a nationwide pickup arrest warrant was obtained. SJSO detectives contacted the suspect in Mississippi.
He was taken into custody with the help of the Oxford Mississippi Police Department.
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