CLAY COUNTY, Fla. — Action News Jax has obtained new details on the arrest of a NAS Jacksonville mechanic on suspicion of lewd and lascivious behavior.
Clay County deputies said Tommy Thrasher, 51, exposed himself to three teen girls at a Fleming Island gas station in November.
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One of the alleged victims told Action News Jax and authorities she captured the encounter on video.
The arrest warrant for Thrasher reveals he allegedly first told authorities he was using a fake rubber penis.
After a deputy told Thrasher that they viewed a video of the incident, “The defendant then admitted he lied and he actually did pull out his bare penis in public and exposed himself,” the warrant stated.
UPDATE: Court records in the Tommy Thrasher case reveal he allegedly first told @ccsofl he was using a fake rubber penis. They say he then admitted that was a lie, then said he has a problem with flashing. They say he has done it at least 10 times. https://t.co/2bjPXOaAwX pic.twitter.com/dAtzuPuzjc
— Russell Colburn (@RussellANjax) December 12, 2019
Thrasher was asked how old he thought the victims were, and he said “maybe 18 or 19,” the warrant said. He was then told the victims were 15, 16 and 17, and then “stated he knew what he did was wrong and that it could traumatize the victims and have lasting effects.”
Thrasher then admitted to the investigator that “he has an issue with flashing and he has been doing so on and off for years.”
He said he had flashed other unknown victims approximately 10 times in the past.
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