Holmes Beach police arrested Marquel Vernett, 38, of Palmetto, on July 5 on four criminal charges, including a third-degree felony for a second or subsequent incident of exposure of sexual organs.
He also faces two first-degree misdemeanors — trespassing and obstructing law enforcement — and a second-degree misdemeanor for loitering or prowling.
Multiple officers responded to Hidden Cove Vacation Rentals, 5610 Gulf Drive, after a complaint about a man masturbating outside his rental property.
Vernett, a registered high-risk sex offender, fled upon seeing an officer and hid behind bushes.
An officer drew his firearm and ordered Vernett to the ground, but Vernett ran, prompting a chase.
Police arrested him at Martinique Condos, 5200 Gulf Drive, and took him to the Manatee County jail, where he was held on $13,000 bond as of July 8.
Punishment ranges up to five years for the felony, up to a year for each first-degree misdemeanor and up to 60 days for the second-degree misdemeanor, if convicted.
An arraignment will be Aug. 21 at the Manatee County Judicial Center, 1051 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton.
