(Harlan, Iowa) – The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office reports one person was taken into custody Wednesday evening on a charge of Indecent Exposure. The Sheriff’s Office was made aware at around 3:41-p.m., Wednesday, of a male subject possibly exposing himself in public in the area of 8th and Walnut in Harlan.

A vehicle description was given by a witness, and deputies began looking for the vehicle that had left the area upon arrival. A vehicle was located matching the description in the Northeast portion of the county. The suspect matching the description was located at approximately 5:05pm, taken into custody, and is currently being held in Shelby County Jail. According to online court records, the suspect arrested for Indecent Exposure on May 3rd, was 41-year-old Chad Ewing. A preliminary hearing in his case was set for May 23rd, in Shelby County.

An Indecent Exposure charge is a serious misdemeanor.

*All suspects are innocent until proven guilty.