Man reportedly exposes himself

A Sayre man is facing a felony charge of indecent exposure after he reportedly exposed himself earlier this month in Sallisaw.

Wilbur C. Poindexter, 65, was formally charged on March 10 in Sequoyah County District Court. He is now set to appear before Associate District Judge Kyle Waters for an April 5 felony disposition docket.

District Attorney Jack Thorp said if found guilty of the crime, Poindexter could face imprisonment for up to 10 years or a fine of $20,000, or both.

Sallisaw Police officer Caleb Dotson reported on March 7 he was dispatched to the area of Walmart and Arvest Bank on West Ruth after receiving numerous reports of a naked male subject walking in the field between the two businesses.

Dotson arrived to find Poindexter sitting down in the field attempting to cover himself, according to the probable cause affidavit. The officer reported Poindexter was no longer exposing himself but his back side was still showing and visible to anyone behind him. The officer said by the time he got to where Poindexter was, he had reportedly covered the lower half of his body but remained shirtless.

When Dotson asked Poindexter what was going on and why he was naked, he reportedly asked the officer if he believed in God. He then told the officer, “God had removed a golf ball from his head earlier that morning but there was still another one there.”

Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Spencer Schmille was in the area and observed Poindexter exposing himself prior to the officer’s arrival. The trooper said Poindexter had been walking through the field completely naked but began getting dressed when police arrived.

Dotson said he had dealt with Poindexter the night before on another call and was aware of his “questionable diminished mental state,” according to the affidavit.

Poindexter was transported to the Sallisaw Police Department where he was booked in on his charge and then later transferred to the Sequoyah County Detention Center for district charges.