MAN CONFESSES TO INCIDENTS OF LEWD BEHAVIOR ON AND AROUND MTSU CAMPUS
Jan. 29, 2008
CONTACT: Tom Tozer, 615-898-2919
Chief Buddy Peaster, 615-898-2426
MURFREESBORO—Earlier today, the MTSU Police Department apprehended Matthew Skaggs, age 28, of Murfreesboro, who confessed to committing at least five acts of lewd and lascivious behavior in Murfreesboro and on the MTSU campus since September of last year. These acts included driving his vehicle near females and exposing himself in their presence.
Beginning last fall, MTSU Police received three official reports of a white male subject driving an older-model, red vehicle around the Fairview Avenue area of campus. The subject reportedly was driving closely enough to women that they could sometimes see that the subject was fondling himself as he watched them. During the first part of this month, Murfreesboro Police and the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office each had a similar report of indecent exposure which occurred in separate locations.
Undercover MTSU Police officers spotted Skaggs’ car yesterday in the Fairview Avenue area. Skaggs was identified by police and later questioned about the MTSU incidents. Skaggs confessed to committing all five acts, and he has formally been charged with the three MTSU incidents. A court date has been set for March 3. Skaggs was released, but he has been barred permanently from the MTSU campus.
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Contact MTSU Police Chief Buddy Peaster for follow-up comments: 615-898-2426 or cpeaster@mtsu.edu. No photo available.
Tom Tozer, directorMTSU News and Public AffairsFor news and information, visit mtsunews.com
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