JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Police are asking the public for help in finding a man who they say was seen exposing himself to children twice in northwest Jacksonville.
According to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, the man was seen exposing himself to children on Harding Avenue and Thrasher Avenue. The most recent case reported on Wednesday.
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News4Jax spoke with a boy, who said he was followed by the man.
"I was walking home from school, and I noticed this car was walking past me. And he went he opened door, and I saw him playing with himself. I had a 2x4, because I knew he was following me, and that's when he left," said Marcellis Stinnette.
Stinneette also said the man exposed himself again and then tried chasing after him.
"The second day, I was walking home from school, and I took the back roads to come home, and there his car was, sitting in front of the bushes. He opened up the door, and I saw him playing with himself again, and I started walking the other way, and he got out the car and started running after me, so I picked up a bottle glass, and I threw it at him. I ran to the people’s house who took me home," Stinnette said.
Stinnette said the same thing happened to his neighbor.
He was described as a black man between 25 and 30 years old, 6 feet to 6 feet, 2 inches tall, weighing 180 to 200 pounds. He was seen in an older-model green car -- possibly a Chevrolet -- with peeling paint on the hood, passenger side and, possibly, on the roof.
Based on witness descriptions, police produced a sketch of the man they are seeking.
Anyone with any information about the man's identity is asked to call the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office at 904-630-0500 or email at JSOCrimeTips@jaxsheriff.org. To remain anonymous and receive a possible reward up to $3,000, contact Crime Stoppers at 1-866-845-TIPS.