Naked man runs through Oxford parking lot

Published 11:04 am Friday, November 18, 2016

A local man went from being naked to having a brand new orange jumpsuit to wear Thursday after he was arrested for a misdemeanor charge of indent exposure.

The Oxford Police Department responded to a parking lot off West Jackson Avenue around 5 p.m. Thursday after receiving calls about a named man running around.

When officers arrived they found the man running around in a disoriented fashion and mumbling incoherently.

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“We suspect he was under the influence of narcotics,” said OPD Maj. Jeff McCutchen.

The man was taken to the Lafayette County Detention Center where he was held awaiting a bond hearing.