Staff report

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Stacey Ramone Scott, 50, was arrested last night for allegedly exposing himself outside the window of an apartment in Midtown.

At around 8:30 p.m. on July 25, a Gainesville Police Department officer responded to a report from a woman who said there was a man outside her window on the 100 block of NW 9th Terrace, engaging in inappropriate behavior. The woman provided a description of the man and his clothing, mentioning that he was last seen heading north on NW 9th Terrace.

The officer located Scott walking on NW 3rd Avenue near NW 9th Terrace and detained him, noticing he fit the description given by the woman.

While the officer was looking for the suspect, the woman informed law enforcement that she had looked out her window and seen a man with his pants down, making a stroking motion in his genital area. She noted he was wearing blue underwear. The officer observed that Scott’s pants were positioned in a way that revealed his underwear, which were indeed blue.

Post Miranda, Scott reportedly denied masturbating outside and said he left the area of the victim’s apartment building because a man told him the police had been called and he should leave. He reportedly agreed to show officers his underwear, and they were confirmed to be blue.

The victim positively identified Scott as the man she had seen outside her window.

Scott has been charged with indecent exposure. He has 12 felony convictions (two violent) and 32 misdemeanor convictions (five violent); he has served two state prison sentences and was last released in July 2024 after serving a four-year sentence for five felonies spread across three cases. Judge Donna Keim set bail at $25,000.

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