Tomas to serve 30 days for flashing

A man from south of the border who flashed a family that was making a run for the border will serve 30 days behind bars for his drunken indecent exposure outside the local Taco Bell.

The defendant, Matias Demetis Tomas, 29, was ordered to serve 30 days of an 11-month, 29-day sentence with the balance to be served on supervised probation once he completes his jail time on charges of indecent exposure to a person under 13 and public intoxication.

His charges come after an incident outside Taco Bell earlier this month when he was observed going toward the side of Dollar General at Cumberland Plaza which is located near the drive-thru and indoor eating tables at the local restaurant. Witnesses said Tomas appeared to be urinating on the wall of Dollar General but then suddenly turned toward the people waiting in the drive-thru line, fully exposing himself to anyone who was looking.

‘Two of the vehicles had small children in them,’ witnesses stated in the warrants against Tomas. ‘He then began stumbling toward Taco Bell with his pants still undone and his private parts hanging out.’

Police were called and arrived to find the Bybee Branch Road resident still at the scene and intoxicated.

‘When the officer arrived Mr. Tomas’ pants were still unzipped and unbuttoned,’ the warrant reads. ‘He smelled heavily of alcohol.’

In addition to his jail time, Tomas will have to pay $611 in fines and court costs plus he will have to pay an additional $20 interpreter fee to pay his Spanish language interpreter.