MORGANTON, N.C. (WHKY) – A Lenoir man and registered sex offender is facing two charges of indecent exposure following separate incidents reported in Morganton. Morganton Public Safety officers responded to the Roses parking lot around 2:30 Monday afternoon after a woman reported a man exposing himself while seated in a black sedan. The suspect, identified as 27-year-old Tristan Douglas Green Coffey, left before officers arrived.

Several hours later, officers responded to Staples after a second woman reported a naked man exposing himself from a black sedan. The suspect left the area, turning onto West Fleming Drive.

Officers located the vehicle on Fleming Drive at Burkemont Avenue and conducted a traffic stop in the Aldi parking lot. The driver was identified as Tristan Douglas Green Coffey of Lenoir, a registered sex offender. He was convicted of felonious indecent exposure in 2022 in Burke County. He received 26 to 44 months in prison.

Coffey was taken into custody and charged with two counts of indecent exposure, both Class Two misdemeanors.