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Two people on a Florida boat ramp weren’t boating — and kids saw it all, police say

Florida’s Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office said they arrested two men at a park’s public boat ramp for allegedly engaging in sexual activity. One also had drugs, they said
Florida’s Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office said they arrested two men at a park’s public boat ramp for allegedly engaging in sexual activity. One also had drugs, they said ARCHIVO DEL MIAMI HERALD

Two men were arrested at a busy public park filled with kids in Florida’s Panhandle. They are accused of having sex.

According to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office, calls came in from concerned parkgoers who saw the two at Ray Lynn Barnes Boat Ramp in Crestview at about 1:30 p.m. Wednesday.

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The responding deputy “observed the males engaged in a sex act while they were in full view of occupants, including children, in the county park,” says a sheriff’s communique.

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A 56-year old man was charged with exposure. The other man, 68, initially left, but was soon stopped nearby and found to have a drug without a prescription, authorities say. He was charged with indecent exposure, along with possession and two minor traffic offenses.

Madeleine Marr
Miami Herald
Celebrity/real time news reporter Madeleine Marr has been with The Miami Herald since 2003. She has covered such features as travel, fashion and food. In 2007, she helped launch the newspaper’s daily People Page, attending red carpet events, awards ceremonies and press junkets; interviewing some of the biggest names in show business; and hosting her own online show. She is originally from New York City.
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