Alleged Baltimore City serial flasher caught and held behind bars: "I'm relieved"

A serial flasher, accused of running through the streets of a Baltimore neighborhood naked, was caught, according to police.

Jason S. Morgan, 49, was taken into custody in Harford County. He faces multiple indecent exposure charges after several incidents in Southeast Baltimore in June and July. He was held without bond Tuesday.

According to court records, Morgan faced similar charges on the Eastern Shore just a few years ago and was on supervised probation at the time of these new alleged incidents.

Morgan, who lives in Belcamp, was arrested in Harford County near a home Monday evening, according to police. He was held at the county's detention center before facing a judge Tuesday, when he was held without bond. 

Court records show he is being transferred to Baltimore City, where he faces three counts of indecent exposure.

Serial flasher may be connected to several incidents

Baltimore detectives continue to investigate whether Morgan may be connected to additional, similar cases in the area.

Last week, Samantha Pollitt told WJZ that she has seen the serial flasher seven times in the eight months she's lived in the Canton neighborhood. 

As recently as last Thursday, she snapped a photo of him while she was walking home around 2 a.m.

"They were able to identify him so quickly, and the community helped so much. I'm relieved, but also surprised that it's even gotten this far," Pollitt said. "Even just having him identified makes me feel less afraid to walk around alone."

Pollitt posted about her encounters with the man on Facebook. Other neighbors told her they've seen him too and that he does this every summer.

Baltimore Police said they responded to the Canton neighborhood on Thursday, July 23, for a report of a lewd act. Officers spoke with a victim and took a report.

In June, Pollitt captured a video where the man is seen exposing himself. He is wearing a jacket or shirt, but no pants.

Another video from a different neighbor from May shows the alleged flasher getting out of a silver Jeep with no pants on.

She said she has been nervous to walk home at night, even changing her route and asking friends to come with her. She's also worried Morgan knows where she lives.

"The video my neighbor had was he was standing there for probably 45 seconds, and I didn't even know he was there," Pollitt said. "This could be escalating, and I would never forgive myself if somebody got hurt."

In 2022, Morgan faced two indecent exposure charges in Worcester County, according to court records. He pled guilty in those cases and was serving five years of supervised probation when he allegedly flashed people in Canton.

Court records also show he pled guilty to assault charges in 2011.

Making the neighborhoods safer

Chris Broughton, also known as "The Light Guy," lives in Canton and says he started hanging lights along streets to keep people safer in the city. He started this project seven years ago near his home, and now this has expanded to a full-time job.

"The lights help layer and aid cameras at nighttime, so that the cameras recover color footage, so that if stuff like a streaker comes around, that you know you can actually get usable footage," Broughton said. "It's kind of disturbing that somebody wants to bring other people into their proclivities."