Man arrested for masturbating near children’s playground

A Marathon man is in jail today charged with masturbating as he looked at children playing at a playground.

63 year old David Banfield was sitting in his 1994 BMW sedan, parked at Sombrero Beach facing the children’s playground when off-duty Detective Tony Conde saw him at 6 p.m. Tuesday. Banfield was looking at the children playing; he had his pants down to his knees and was masturbating. Detective Conde identified himself as a law enforcement officer, showing Banfield his badge and asking him to get out of his car. Banfield refused to follow the detective’s orders, but with the assistance of bystanders, he was detained as other officers who were on duty responded to assist.

Banfield was arrested. He was charged with lewd and lascivious exhibition and resisting arrest. He was booked into jail.

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