By Jim Clark

Somerville Police responded to a report of a man urinating in public last Thursday, reportedly at the front of a business on Broadway.

Upon arrival at the scene, the investigating officer was met by the business owner who phoned in the complaint, who then pointed out the alleged offender who was sitting on a bench at a bus stop.

The business owner told the officer that the man had brazenly relieved himself right out in the open, and that he would have not reported the incident had the man behaved more discreetly by going around to the back of the building, according to reports. The officer was also told that the incident was caught on the business’ security video tape.

When confronted by the officer, the man, Daniel Iannaccone, 50, of Medford, reportedly claimed that he had done nothing wrong and denied that he urinated in the open. The officer reports that he felt that Iannaccone’s speech seemed slurred, implying that he may have been intoxicated at the time. He was reportedly in possession of an unopened can of beer at the time. The officer also noted that Iannaccone’s pants seemed to be wet around the crotch area.

The officer reportedly advised Iannaccone to leave the area and, after much coaxing, he eventually began walking away. The man returned shortly thereafter, though, and defiantly refused to leave, saying that he wanted to wait for a bus, police said.

As Iannaccone’s behavior became more defiant and aggressive, the officer ultimately placed him under arrest, charging him with indecent exposure.