HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) — Ottawa County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Ronald David Barnes, 52, of Wolverine, MI, on suspicion of indecent exposure Saturday, April 3, 2021.
Police were called after two women in their 20s alerted hotel officials and police, according to Ottawa County Sheriff’s Capt. Mark Bennett. Barnes had rented a room at the Country Inn and Suites in Holland Township Friday night, Bennett said in an email to media, and evidence indicated he’d used the pool Saturday morning, at around 9 a.m., at which point Barnes allegedly exposed himself to others including the two women who alerted authorities.
Barnes is an over-the-road truck driver, according to Bennett.
over the road trucker. As witness statements were gathered it appeared as though the suspect had used the hotel pool on Saturday morning around 9 a.m.
Sheriff’s detectives learned Barnes has been arrested in the past for both indecent exposures and has criminal sexual conduct convictions. Barnes is listed on the Michigan Sex Offender Registry.
Bennett said police do not believe Barnes made any physical contact with any witness or victim. He was taken to Ottawa County Jail, facing aggravated indecent exposure and sexual-delinquent offender charges.
The incident remains under investigation by Sheriff’s Office detectives, who are asking anyone with any information about this incident or this suspect to call 1-877-88-SILENT.
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