PORT TOWNSEND — A Port Townsend man who caught the attention of a Coast Guard helicopter on Tuesday by standing naked on the bow of his boat in Sequim Bay was arrested Thursday night after he allegedly exposed himself to people standing on a Port Townsend dock.
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office dispatched a boat about 7:30 p.m. Thursday after a caller complained of a man exposing himself from the bow of his boat in Port Townsend Bay.
At that time, more than a 100 people were attending a concert in the Quincy Street dock area.
Sheriff’s deputies contacted Lynn Merle Mowry, 52, and pursued his boat in the direction of Fort Worden State Park, said Port Townsend Police Sgt. Joe Kaare.
In an attempt to elude deputies, Mowry rammed a Sheriff’s Office patrol boat, Kaare said.
Shortly afterward, deputies took Mowry into custody and returned him to shore near the Northwest Marine Sciences Center’s dock at Fort Worden.
Officers from the Port Townsend Police Department, Fort Worden State Park and Port Gamble S’Klallam tribal police assisted in the arrest.
Mowry stepped off the Sheriff’s Office boat shouting slogans about American freedom as about two dozen onlookers watched the drama unfold.
Booked into county jail
Port Townsend police took Mowry to the Jefferson County jail, where he was booked.
Deputies are still assessing damage to the Sheriff’s Office boat, while Mowry’s vessel has been secured at the city dock.
Mowry may face charges for indecent exposure, eluding police and more, said Kaare.
A similar incident led to Mowry’s detention on Tuesday, when he caught the attention of a Coast Guard helicopter by standing naked on the bow of his boat in Sequim Bay.
