A man who was found driving nude at Brandon High School in June was not entrapped by police officers, a judge has ruled.
During a hearing on Nov. 13, 52-2 District Court Judge Kelley Kostin denied a motion that Brandon Township resident John Hilton Carr, 66, was entrapped by officers when he was found nude in his vehicle at Brandon High School in June.
According to police reports, deputies were responding to a panic alarm at about 11:30 p.m. on June 2 at the high school, located at 1025 S. Ortonville Road. Upon arrival, the first deputy observed a parked vehicle with its headlights on. As he drove toward it, the vehicle began moving toward the exit and the deputy saw a bare-chested male as he passed.
The deputy stopped the vehicle and approached the driver, later identified as Carr, finding him completely naked, The second deputy arrived and Carr’s vehicle began rolling forward. The first deputy ordered him out of his vehicle at gunpoint. Carr parked and said he needed to put on a robe, and exited while trying to put the garment on.
The deputy handcuffed Carr and put him in his patrol car. He asked him for his driver’s license, which he didn’t have. The other deputy checked the school and found it secure.
In Carr’s vehicle, the deputies observed binoculars and Kleenex in the cup holders, Curel Lotion in the driver’s door storage compartment, a bag of animal crackers and Sweet Tarts candy on the front passenger seat and more bags of Sweet Tarts and Sponge Bob Square Pants bubble gum on the backseat, as well as a BHS calendar.
Carr said he was just driving around and turned around at the school. He said he was naked because it is a fetish of his. He said he has children, but they are grown and live in England. He said his wife has grown kids and they also have kids of their own and the candy was for them.
Deputies sought warrants from the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office, and on July 22, Carr was arraigned by Kostin on charges of indecent exposure and no operator’s license on person. He was released on a $300 cash bond.
Subsequent interviews with school officials revealed that children of all ages are entering and leaving the high school and aquatic center as late as 11 p.m. for open swim, and a senior all night lock-in took place from 10 p.m.-5 a.m. on May 28-29, less than a week before the indecent exposure incident.