A routine trip to the Walmart on Doral Drive in Boardman turned unsettling when police say a 36-year-old local man twice performed sexual acts on himself in the store's parking lot. The suspect, identified as Larry Kelley Jr., is accused of exposing himself in separate encounters involving a woman who had dozed off in her car and a curbside pickup employee. He now faces two counts of public indecency.
According to WFMJ, the first incident unfolded on the morning of Friday, Feb. 27. A woman told officers she had fallen asleep in her vehicle when she was awakened by a man tapping on her window. After stepping away, he allegedly returned to his own car, began touching himself, then honked his horn and asked if she wanted to join him. The woman reported that she told the man she was calling police.
Days later, on Tuesday, March 3, a second complaint came in from a Walmart curbside pickup worker. When the employee approached Kelley's vehicle to deliver an order, officers say Kelley commented that he was not feeling well, then added, "That's not the only thing that's hard," before allegedly repeating the same behavior, according to WKRC. Kelley later turned himself in and was issued a summons to appear in court, the accounts state.
Charges and legal context
Police cited Kelley on two counts of public indecency following the two complaints and related reports. Local coverage notes that he turned himself in on March 10 and was scheduled for a municipal court appearance on Thursday, March 12. In Ohio, public indecency is addressed under Ohio Revised Code §2907.09, which covers sexually explicit conduct in public or behavior intended to outrage or affront others and can carry misdemeanor penalties depending on the situation.
What shoppers and curbside staff should know
The case stems from the detailed accounts provided by the woman in the parking lot and the curbside employee, along with the information included in police reports shared with local media. Authorities typically urge anyone who may have witnessed similar conduct or who has relevant video from the Walmart parking lot to contact local law enforcement so investigators can review potential evidence and determine whether it is connected to the case.
