Police: Naked man arrested after stealing from Seymour gas station

(SEYMOUR, Ind.) – Police say a naked man was arrested after entering a Seymour gas station on Wednesday morning. 

It happened around 4 a.m. at the Circle K on Tipton Street. 

Seymour Police say the naked man went behind the counter and it forced the clerk to lock themselves in an office because of the situation. 

“When officers arrived at the location, they found a naked male near the counter attempting to drink an alcoholic beverage,” Seymour Police said. 

43-year-old Joseph Dupree III, of Indianapolis, was taken into custody by authorities. 

Police say surveillance video showed Dupree entering the store with no clothes, stole cigarettes and a lighter, drank alcohol and busted alcoholic beverages on the floor. 

Dupree was charged with robbery, theft, criminal mischief, public intoxication and public indecency.