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LOWELL — A 23-year-old man is accused of fleeing from police into a cornfield while naked on at least five occasions during an 11-day period.

Charles Thomas, of Chicago, faces misdemeanor charges of public indecency and resisting law enforcement stemming from the final incident Thursday. An initial hearing is scheduled for Sept. 30.

Pam Jones, spokeswoman for the Lake County Sheriff's Department, said officers received a report of a "male wearing nothing except a brown blanket at the edge of a cornfield" in the 16800 block of Mississippi Street.

When police arrived, they searched the cornfield and set up a perimeter using a K-9 unit. Soon, they spotted a brown blanket moving throughout the crops.

Jones said the man, later identified as Thomas, was asked to stop by officers, prompting him to drop the blanket and expose his naked body. He then continued running, Jones said.

Eventually, police used a Taser on Thomas, and he fell to the ground, Jones said. He was taken to a local hospital for an evaluation before being booked in Lake County Jail.