Man charged with exposure after incident in Wal-Mart

Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2008

By Marcie Young
Charlotte Observer Staff Writer

A Burke County man was charged Tuesday with exposing himself in a Wal-Mart over the weekend, authorities said.

Phillip Wayne Black, 68, was arrested on a warrant charging him with indecent exposure.
About 7:15 p.m. Sunday, a woman shopping at the Hickory Wal-Mart saw a man in the store's electronics section with his pants unzipped, according to the Hickory Police Department. She said he was looking at two young girls and touching his genitals.

The woman told the girls to leave the area, police said, and contacted Wal-Mart security to call the police. Hickory police said they tried talking with Black at the store, but he would not talk about the incident and left.

Police later found evidence that allowed them to issue a warrant for Black's arrest, but they would not say what it was.

Black was picked up by Burke County deputies shortly after midnight Tuesday and charged by Hickory police.

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