Pretrial Probation Under G.L. c. 276 Section 87 for Man Charged With Open and Gross Lewdness and Disorderly Conduct

On October 8, 2020 members of a Cape Cod police department were called for a report of a drunken man out of control. Officers observed the man unsteady on his feet and incoherent. The police put him into custody for his own protection and the for the protection of the general public. In the process of doing so the man became highly agitated and belligerent. While at the station a female officer walked by the man’s cell. He proceeded to remove his clothes and show the officer his naked buttocks. The man then proceeded to put his finger in his anus while screaming obscenities at the officer. He was charged with disorderly person, violative of G.L. c. 272 section 53 and open and gross lewdness under G.L. c. 272 section 16. Attorney Neyman was able to get the assistant district attorney to agree to pretrial probation under G.L. c. 276 section 87. All charges will be dismissed outright in a few months.

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