A Ruston man was arrested Monday for allegedly exposing himself to a woman traveling on Interstate 20 in Ouachita Parish in October.
Samuel Jesse Paul Landry, 32, was taken into custody in Monroe by the Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office.
In October, OPSO received a report from a woman who said she was traveling east on I-20 from Ruston to Monroe when she encountered a man driving in the same direction.
The woman reported she passed the man’s vehicle near the Choudrant exit and he apparently fell in behind her. When she neared the Well Road exit, the man pulled alongside her vehicle and waved his hands to get her attention.
The victim raised her hands to gesture “What?” and the man allegedly yelled, “You’re so hot!” The man then allegedly arched his pelvic area and exposed his genital area to the female motorist.
The victim sped away from the man and reported the incident to OPSO.
In November, the victim’s daughter and a friend were traveling on the same route and encountered the same suspect. The victim’s daughter did not notice the suspect until he drove alongside her vehicle, waving his hands to get her attention.
The suspect allegedly motioned for the daughter to lift her shirt and said he would pay her. The woman refused and took the next exit. Once the suspect passed by the exit, the daughter captured photos of the suspect’s vehicle.
According to OPSO, the daughter placed the pictures of the suspect’s vehicle on social media with a request for help to identify the man. The suspect’s name was provided within a few days of the social media post and forwarded to OPSO for further investigation.
Landry was booked at the Ouachita Parish Correctional Center on a warrant charging him with obscenity. He posted $7,500 bail pending a court date in February.
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