Uber passenger charged with indecent exposure during ride to NW Indiana corrections dept. center

LAKE COUNTY, Ind. (WLS) -- A Northwest Indiana man is facing a misdemeanor charge after he allegedly exposed himself to an Uber driver while they were traveling to a corrections department building.

The crime happened on October 6 during a rideshare trip from Gary, Indiana to the Lake County Community Corrections Kimbrough Center in Crown Point, Indiana State Police said.

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The suspect, 22-year-old Isaiah Malik Johnson of Gary, "allegedly fondled his genitals, displayed them, and made suggestive remarks" towards a female Uber driver while sitting in the front passenger seat of her vehicle, state police said.

The driver told the suspect to exit the vehicle, and she reported the incident to Kimbrough Center staff, police said.

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Johnson was later arrested by Indiana State Police detectives and charged with indecent exposure.

No further information was immediately available.