Springwater Man Charged with Public Lewdness at Ontario County Store
Jason Daniel Ward faces a charge of public lewdness after an alleged incident at a Runnings store; the case has not been decided.
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Springwater Man Charged with Public Lewdness at Ontario County Store
Jason Daniel Ward, of Springwater, has been charged with public lewdness, according to fingerlakes1.com. The charge stems from an incident on Aug. 21 at a Runnings store in Ontario County, where Ward allegedly exposed his intimate parts in public. The Ontario County sheriff's deputies investigated the case. The matter is at the charging stage and has not been resolved; Ward is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
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