- April 26, 2024
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Deputies have arrested four men at Graham Swamp on charges of exposure of sexual organs.
The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Unit has been monitoring the Graham Swamp Preserve on Old Kings Road after receiving intelligence that inappropriate meetings, sexual in nature, were taking place at the park.
During an undercover operation on Tuesday, Nov. 3, multiple families with children were seen in the area enjoying the outdoors without any knowledge of the activity taking place throughout the trails of the park.
During one of the arrests, the undercover detective noticed that a family with small children were approaching and had to warn the defendant that there were children nearby that could see him.
After the family was past the area, the undercover detective re-approached the defendant and witnessed him exposing himself while masturbating in plain view.
“This has been an ongoing problem for years at Graham Swamp, and we have addressed it numerous times,” Sheriff Rick Staly said. “Let this be a fair warning to anyone seeking this kind of interaction: Future operations are already in the works as there is zero tolerance for this conduct in our public parks. It is inappropriate and unacceptable.”
The following defendants were arrested on Nov. 3 and charged with exposure of sexual organs: Harold White, 61; Thomas Ambrose Deakins, 74; John Gauci Jr., 56; and John Wesley Troxler, 72.
All subjects arrested were trespassed from the county park.
