News Sentinel staff

An East Knox County man with a history of leaving the house naked has been arrested again -- this time for exposing himself to teenagers in his neighborhood, according to court records.

Lindsay Medd Stevens III was standing nude in his front yard at 7166 Windwhisper Blvd. when two teens spotted him on their way home from a school bus stop Tuesday afternoon, an arrest warrant states.

The 12-year-old girl and 13-year-old boy told authorities they only saw Stevens from behind. The girl's 20-year-old sister, however, who was driving the two home, said Stevens' genitals were exposed, according to the warrant.

"She also yelled at him to put clothes on, and asked if he knew that kids were present," the warrant reads. "He responded with, 'Yeah, and I love it.'"

Stevens, 51, claimed he had been wearing a red thong when questioned by a responding Knox County Sheriff's Office deputy.

He made a similar claim when he was arrested Nov. 12, 2015 after neighbors spotted Stevens washing his vehicle while naked, records show.

Stevens also was convicted in a July 2012 case for being nude in his front yard while cutting up a large toppled tree with a chainsaw.

As a third indecent exposure offense, Stevens now is charged with a Class E felony.

Similar charges against Stevens were dismissed on the completion of judicial diversion after he was captured in August 2007 on a security camera washing his truck in the buff at a Gibbs area car wash.

Stevens was released on bond Wednesday morning.