A man who walked along Route 1 in Edgecomb nude in June 2014 pleaded guilty to indecent conduct Feb. 3.
Matthew F. Meservey, 40, of Westbrook, received an unconditional discharge, according to court documents. The sentence means Meservey has been convicted of the crime, but will not serve jail time or be subject to other penalties.
The complaint against Meservey states that he, “in a public place, did knowingly expose his genitals under circumstances … likely to cause affront or alarm.”
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputies Brian Collamore and Richard Woodward responded to a report of a nude male pedestrian near Skip Cahill Tire on Route 1 in Edgecomb the morning of June 30, 2014, according to a report by Collamore.
“I approached Mr. Meservey and asked him how I could help him,” Collamore said in the report. “Mr. Meservey gave me a blank stare, like he did not even acknowledge me, and continued approaching me, getting very close to me.
“I told Mr. Meservey to stop and submit to a dentention or arrest. I received no verbal or physical acknowledgement from Mr. Meservey.”
Woodward “came up behind Mr. Meservey and took him to the ground” and Collamore handcuffed Meservey.
Collamore noticed a medical bracelet and continued to talk to Meservey “to inquire as to how best I could help him,” but “Mr. Meservey did not speak.”
Wiscasset Emergency Medical Services transported Meservey to Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick. Meservey did not respond to EMS workers either.
Meservey is a convicted felon, according to the report. Case documents do not provide information on his record.
Woodward sustained a knee injury during the deputies’ attempts to take Meservey into protective custody, according to Collamore’s report. He was out of work for some time thereafter.
Portland attorney Robert Ruffner is Meservey’s court-appointed attorney. Ruffner said the parties arrived at the agreement for an unconditional discharge “because I couldn’t get them to agree to a straight-up dismissal.”
He said he could not comment on the possible reason or reasons for his client’s behavior.
“I think that while the initial activity and the report of activity might have been, not sensational, but an interesting read, I think really the resolution of it isn’t, and I think Mr. Meservey just wants to get on with his life and move forward,” Ruffner said.
Assistant District Attorney Andrew Wright was the prosecutor for the state. He was not available for comment.
