Man accused of exposing himself at Lake of the Ozarks bar; allegedly ran away after police used stun gun

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Lake Ozark man has been charged with two misdemeanors after he was accused of exposing himself at a Miller County bar on Friday.

Jeremy Chorpening, 38, was charged on Saturday with resisting arrest and first-degree sexual misconduct. He was arrested, but posted a $2,000 bond, according to Monday court filings. An initial court appearance is scheduled for 9 a.m. Wednesday, May 13.

The probable cause statement says police were called at 10:48 p.m. to Mary Byrde’s in the 1200 block of Bagnell Dam Boulevard, where a security guard and multiple patrons reported seeing Chorpening expose himself. He was found in another nearby bar, S.N.A.F.U., and was ordered to come outside by police, the statement says.

Chorpening allegedly started resisting when police tried to detain him, the statement says. Police used a stun gun, but Chorpening was not affected, court documents say. He then ran away, but was later found behind Wok-N-Roll, the statement says.

While Chorpening was being booked unto the jail, police received a call about a 2018 Ford F-150 Raptor being damaged during the arrest, the statement says.