Man wanted by police after opening door naked to DoorDash driver
Man wanted by police after opening door naked to DoorDash driver When Harris County sheriff's deputies went to the man's apartment, they knocked on his door for several minutes, but no one answered, court documents say.
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A Houston man is wanted by police after he allegedly opened the door for a DoorDash delivery driver while completely nude, according to court documents.
The 53-year-old was charged with indecent exposure after the incident, a complaint obtained by USA TODAY says, which occurred around 1:56 p.m. CT on May 19.
The DoorDash driver told a responding Harris County sheriff deputy on the day of the incident that she was delivering the man a 24-pack of Budweiser beer, the complaint says. When the driver arrived at the address for the delivery order, she recalled walking to the apartment when she noticed the door was halfway open, the court document continued.
When the driver knocked on the door, a 210-pound male with long hair opened the door "fully naked," the complaint reads. The woman told the deputy she "felt really uncomfortable and was in shock" due to the man's privates being visible to her, according to the court document.
The DoorDash driver told the man to put on some clothes, but the man ignored her for a couple of seconds and stood by the door naked while giggling, the complaint says. The delivery driver then told him again to "put some (expletive) clothes on," and that's when the man went inside his apartment and left her standing at the front door, the court document continued.
DoorDash delivery driver noticed man following her
Instead of staying at the door for the man to possibly return, the delivery driver told the responding deputy that she decided to leave and call DoorDash to report the incident from her vehicle, according to the complaint.
Upon walking back to her car, the delivery driver said she noticed the man following her wearing red shorts, a gray t-shirt and a hat, the charging complaint says. Once in her car, the driver said she saw the man walk in the opposite direction from her.
The delivery driver then went to the man's apartment's leasing office to report him and call 911, the complaint reads. The leasing office told the woman that they had several incidents with the man in the past, but they did not expound on what type of incidents, the court document states.
When Harris County sheriff's deputies went to the man's apartment, they knocked on his door for several minutes, but no one answered, the complaint says. As of May 28, the man is still not in custody, court records show.
USA TODAY contacted DoorDash on May 28, and a spokesperson said they are working on a statement.
Jonathan Limehouse covers breaking and trending news for USA TODAY. Reach him at JLimehouse@gannett.com.
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