Rastis Marcy

Butler police Tuesday arrested a man they say momentarily ran naked down North Main Street in broad daylight.

Rastis O. Marcy, 40, of Butler Township was arraigned on charges of open lewdness and disorderly conduct. He was placed in the Butler County Prison on $1,000 bail and on a probation detainer.

Police said Sgt. Dave Villotti was on patrol about 11:30 a.m. when several people flagged him down. They reported seeing a man walking and then running without pants — or other clothing — in the 100 block of North Main Street, according to court documents.

Before the man removed his red shorts, police said, the witnesses told Villotti they saw him arguing with a woman. Moments later, he took off on the crowded sidewalk.

Police noted that while the defendant was briefly exposed, there were “multiple women and children who viewed the incident,” documents said.

Villotti said that shortly before he got there, Marcy had put his shorts back on.

Once handcuffed and placed in back of the patrol car, the officer said, the defendant managed to pull his hands from behind his back to the front of him.

In their complaint, police also pointed out that this was the third incident involving Marcy since shortly before 7 a.m. that day.

“He was given a prior warning and told to go home by officers on the previous shift,” according to a police affidavit. His preliminary hearing is set for May 21.