Man charged with flashing near busy south St. Louis intersection

Kevin S. Held
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ST. LOUIS – A St. Louis man is accused of exposing himself outside a business near a busy south city intersection.

According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department’s probable cause statement, the incident took place on April 1 in the Walgreen’s parking lot in the 3900 block of Hampton Avenue.

The victim was in her parked vehicle when a commercial van pulled up next to her. Police claim the driver of the van, Laearl M. Patterson, 28, exposed his genitals to the victim and began performing a sex act on himself.

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Patterson was later arrested and investigators claim he admitted being in the van at that location.

The St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office charged Patterson with one count of first-degree sexual misconduct. Patterson is next due in court on May 14 for a bond hearing.

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