MELROSE, MASS. (WHDH) - A Melrose man accused of performing lewd acts on himself in a cemetery has been arrested.
Melrose police received a report from an anonymous caller who stated a man in a red hatchback inside Wyoming Cemetery was exhibiting lewd behavior on Nov. 1, authorities said.
On Thursday, an officer patrolling the area around 10:45 a.m. noticed a man inside a red Subaru Forester parked by the back side of the cemetery performing a sexual act on himself, according to police.
The suspect, identified as 48-year-old Sean Flanagan, was placed under arrested and charged with lewd, wanton and lascivious conduct.
He was later released on bail.
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