Deputies arrested a naked man hiding in a tree in a nut orchard in rural Marion County Thursday morning who said he was drinking the night before and didn't know what happened to his clothes.

A female motorist called 9-1-1 about 7:15 a.m. saying she saw a naked man masturbating in a filbert orchard in the

, south of

, said Don Thomson, a spokesman for the

.

Deputies searched the orchard and found a tennis shoe, cell phone and footprints, but didn't find a suspect, Thomson said.

Two other women reported seeing the man about 9:45 a.m., Thomson said. One saw him standing in the roadway; the other saw him trying to hide in the orchard. The descriptions they gave matched the one provided by the first woman.

Deputies returned to the area with a dog and found 28-year-old Stephen James Frolov, of Silverton, about 12 feet up a tree wearing only tennis shoes, Thomson said. He was taken into custody and given a blanket.

Frolov told deputies he was drinking with friends Wednesday night and didn't know where his clothes were or how he got to the orchard. He also denied being the naked man reported earlier in the day, but Thomson said he matched the suspect description.

Frolov was booked in the Marion County Jail on charges of public indecency. He is set to appear in court on Nov. 14.

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