A Schuylkill County man is facing criminal charges after he allegedly showed a picture of his penis to a grocery store employee earlier this week.
On the morning of Sept. 22, police in Shenandoah say they were called to Boyer’s Food Market in the borough. At the scene, police say they spoke with an employee who said she was checking on the hot food area when a man – later identified as John Cragen III, 62, of Shenandoah – approached her.
Cragen allegedly told the woman that today was a good day but he couldn’t say why it was a good day. He then asked if he could show the employee something. Assuming it was related to the good day Cragen said he was having, the employee obliged and that’s when Cragen allegedly pulled out his phone and showed her a picture of his penis.
Police say they spoke with Cragen and he admitted that he asked the employee if he could show her a picture but didn’t tell her what kind of picture he was going to show her. He told police he knew it wasn’t a smart move to show her the picture and said he needed to apologize.
Cragen is facing a misdemeanor lewdness charge as well as a summary offense for disorderly conduct. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Oct. 15 before Magisterial District Judge Anthony Kilker.
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