A 38-year-old Marietta man is accused of turning a busy strip center parking lot into his own bathroom, right next to a child-care facility, on June 3. Authorities say Larry Eschel Alexander exposed himself and urinated in the lot outside a cluster of businesses that includes a Waffle House and a nearby La Petite Academy. He was arrested the same day and now faces a public indecency charge, held in the Cobb County Adult Detention Center on a $1,000 bond as the case moves through the local court system.
According to an arrest warrant obtained by the Marietta Daily Journal, Alexander "urinated and exposed himself" in the parking lot on June 3. The outlet reports he was booked into jail that same day, and detention-center records show his bond set at $1,000. The Cobb County Adult Detention Center maintains public information on inmate bookings and how to request records from the facility.
The child-care provider that shares the lot with the Waffle House is listed online as La Petite Academy on Williams Drive, highlighting just how close the alleged conduct was to a childcare site. Public records and the report do not indicate whether any children were present or witnessed the incident.
Legal context
Under Georgia law, public indecency includes "a lewd exposure of the sexual organs" and related conduct and is typically charged as a misdemeanor for a first offense. Repeat violations can be prosecuted as felonies, with steeper penalties attached. The full statutory language and penalty structure are laid out in O.C.G.A. § 16-6-8, available via Justia.
What happens next
Alexander remains in custody as his case heads toward arraignment and additional court hearings in Cobb County. Anyone with information related to the incident can contact the Marietta Police Department using the city’s posted public contact options, including the non-emergency line listed on the department’s website.
Nearby pattern
Similar indecent-exposure arrests have surfaced across metro Atlanta in recent months, particularly in high-traffic public areas. Local coverage of comparable cases in Roswell and South Fulton has shown how witness accounts and video footage often factor into these investigations and shape how police respond to reports in busy commercial corridors.
