MOJAVE — A 26-year-old man accused of flashing motorists along a remote stretch of Highway 58 in the middle of the Mojave Desert was arrested on Wednesday of last week.
Kirk Antosh was booked into the Kern County Jail Central Receiving Facility for indecent exposure. According to the Kern County Sheriff’s Department, Antosh was already wanted by authorities in Los Angeles County, where he had an outstanding warrant for a similar case. In Kern County he is being linked to 11 calls regarding a male suspect exposing himself to motorists traveling on Highway 58 near the town of North Edwards Air Force Base.
“Over the past several months deputies have responded to 11 separate calls regarding a nude male subject committing lewd acts to passing motorists,” Ray Pruitt, Kern County Sheriffs Public Information Officer said. “However, the suspect was able to flee the area prior to the arrival of deputies each time.”
However, on Oct. 15, at around 2:30 p.m., deputies caught a break after responding to a call from a motorist reporting a nude man standing near a white SUV near the area of Claymine Road and Highway 58. After fleeing from deputies once again, a California Highway Patrol officer assisting with the search spotted a white SUV matching the suspect vehicle description parked at a nearby mobile home park.
“Deputies made contact with the resident of the mobile home where the vehicle was parked and identified the resident Kirk Antosh,” Pruitt said. After further investigation, investigators also discovered that Antosh was the suspect involved in the case reported on Oct. 15, as well as the same suspect involved in the 11 previous calls.
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