Man charged with indecent exposure

PENSACOLA, Fla. (WALA) - The Pensacola Police Department’s on-going quest to stop people from committing lewd behavior in public areas resulted in one man’s arrest on Monday.

Pratt Filan McCaskill, 61, was arrested just before 4 p.m. Monday. He was charged with indecent exposure.

The incident happened in the chimney park area on Scenic Highway.

An undercover officer first saw McCaskill standing on railroad tracks and noticed that the suspect followed him as he headed for the beach.

As the officer walked down the beach, he saw McCaskill walking in the same direction along the wood line. Within a minute after the officer stopped on the beach, the suspect, who had been staring at the officer, emerged from a trail leading to the beach.

After the suspect began to masturbate, the officer identified himself and arrested McCaskill.