Stephanie Ingersoll

singersoll@theleafchronicle.com

CLARKSVILLE — A Clarksville man was charged with public intoxication and three counts of indecent exposure after he threatened police on Providence Boulevard and then repeatedly masturbated in front of jail staff, according to arrest warrants.

Clarksville Police were called to a gas station on Providence Boulevard at 6:19 p.m. Friday for a panhandler who smelled of alcohol.

They encountered Jerry Edward Stokes, who told police he had consumed two 40-ounce beers before they arrived.

"Mr. Stokes became extremely aggressive with police, stating that he intended to kill and inflict bodily harm toward officers on the scene," according to one arrest warrant.

He refused to follow directions during a field sobriety test and was scaring customers, the warrant states.

Stokes, 38, was charged with public intoxication and booked into the Montgomery County Jail.

At the jail, he was placed in a cell in the booking area, stood on a bench and began masturbating in front of staff, according to another warrant.

A little while later, clerks checked on him and he was standing along the wall masturbating again and as the clerks walked away, he said, "Don't be scared, girl, it's just masturbating," one warrant states.

At 6:35 p.m., Stokes was sprayed with pepper spray after becoming aggressive while being moved to suicide watch and at 6:40 p.m. he stood on a bench in a cell and began masturbating in front of clerks while calling them derogatory names, according to another warrant.

While masturbating, he revealed his genitals to several clerks and refused to comply with Montgomery County deputies who told him to get down, according to a warrant.

Stokes gave addresses on Chapel Street, Pembroke Road and Jim Thorpe Drive, but it was unclear which was his current address.

Reach breaking news reporter Stephanie Ingersoll at 245-0267 and on Twitter @StephLeaf.