Man arrested in campus sexual misconduct case
UPDATE, 8:59 p.m.: MU Police confirm an arrest was made in connection to Tuesday’s sexual misconduct case.
According to police, the arrest happened before 5:30 p.m. when an officer found James Bennett near the corner of Paquin Street and Hitt Street in a vehicle. ABC 17 News was on the scene when that vehicle was later towed by police.
Police say 43-year-old Bennett is not a University of Missouri student and is being held on a $2,000 bond at the Boone County Jail.
UPDATE, 5:50 p.m.: MUPD found, searched and towed the vehicle allegedly used by the suspect in the indecent exposure investigation.
ORIGINAL: The University Police Department is investigating two counts of indecent exposure that happened on September 7th and September 12th.
According to the clery release, the male subject was indecently exposed near the intersection of Hitt Street and University Avenue.
The male subject was in a black Volkswagen Passat with a Missouri license plate number of AJ4H4J. He is described as a white male with tan skin, dark hair, no facial hair and in his mid 20s to early 30s.
If you have any more information, please contact Detective Sam Easley at 573-884-3721 or Crimestoppers at 573-875-TIPS.
