Newark Police and University of Delaware Police have arrested 39 year old Jason W. Grubbs of Avondale, Pa., following numerous reports of a naked man jumping out in front of residents.
On April 20th at approximately 10:45 p.m., Newark Police received a call of a naked man exposing himself to two females, ages 20 and 21 on Beverly Road near Sunset Road.
At the time of the incident the victims were walking on Beverly Road when they observed a male with a shirt and no pants walking on the opposite side of the road and slapping his buttocks. The subject then fled between two homes.
Newark and UD officers responded immediately to the scene and surrounded the area. While checking the area, officers saw a man matching the description provided by the victims. The man, who was now clothed, was seen emerging from trees at the corner of Beverly Road and Manns Avenue. The man fled on foot, however, he was quickly apprehended by the two officers when he attempted to climb a fence.
Investigators from the departments have been attempting to identify and locate this subject, who has been linked to at least 16 similar incidents stemming back to 2011.
Grubbs was arrested on 18 criminal charges stemming from nine incidents. He was arraigned at JP Court #11 and released on $1800 unsecured bond. Grubbs was then turned over to UD Police, where he was arrested and arraigned on 16 additional charges stemming from seven incidents on the UD campus. Grubbs was arraigned by UDPD at JP Court #11 and released after posting $1,600 secured bond.
Both police departments continue to investigate these incidents and are attempting to determine if Grubbs is connected to additional incidents.
Anyone with additional information about these incidents should contact Det. James Skinner of NPD at 302-366-7110 ext. 135 or james.skinner@cj.state.de.us or Det. Jay Protz of UDPD at (302) 831-4136 or jprotz@udel.edu . You can send an anonymous text message tip by texting 302NPD and your message to TIP411. Information can also be provided anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333 or via the internet at www.tipsubmit.com where a reward may be available.
