Gainesville Police are looking for a mystery man suspected of peeing on at least four unsuspecting victims, which prompted a UF Alert sent to faculty, staff and students Wednesday afternoon.
GPD is investigating four counts of battery and exposure of sexual organs ranging from Feb. 22 through March 1.
Four victims reported suddenly feeling someone urinating on them at different times between the 100 and 200 blocks of Northwest 17th Street and the 900 block of West University Avenue.
The suspect exposed himself and left whenever victims confronted him, the alert stated.
Victims describe the suspect as a 6-foot black male between 25 and 30 years old with a medium to large build, according to the alert. They reported he has short curly hair, a dark complexion and was last seen wearing a dark hoodie and baggy jeans.
Gainesville Police encourages anyone with information to call the department at 352-955-1818 or text keyword GPDFL with the tip to 274637.
Gainesville Police also reported another incident of public urination over the weekend.
Officers arrested 24-year-old Michael Edwin Wilks on Sunday on charges of public urination, according to an arrest report.
At about 1:30 a.m., Wilks peed on a car in a parking lot at 200 E. University Ave.
Officers reported it was in a well-lit area in full view of people walking downtown.
He was “extremely intoxicated,” according to the report. Wilks is also on probation as of March 2013 for burglary.
Officers booked Wilks into the Alachua County Jail at about 3:29 a.m. As of press time, his bond had not been set.
[A version of this story ran on page 1 on 3/10/2014 under the headline "Peeing-on-pedestrians trend trickles through town"]
