SAN ANTONIO — Northside residents were exposed to a scandalous sight on Tuesday. A naked man was seen walking his dog through the Castle Hills Forest neighborhood near Military Highway and Wurzbach Parkway, according to the San Antonio Police Department (SAPD).
Harley Walters says it happened around 11 a.m.
“I’m working from home today,” Walters said. “Normally, I’m at the office, but I was working from home. I looked out my window and saw a gentleman walking down the street with no clothes on. He was just taking a stroll; a calm and easy stroll, and his dog was walking alongside him."
Walters, who has lived in the neighborhood for 25 years, couldn’t believe his eyes.
“I thought, ‘How dare he walk his dog without a leash!’” laughed Walters.
Joking aside, the homeowner says he feared the man was suffering from a stroke or mental health breakdown.
“It was just true concern of, ‘Was he okay?’” said Walters. “That was really my thought, because nothing like this has ever happened here before.”
Neighbors shared pictures and videos with KENS 5. According to Walters, a group of worried onlookers decided to approach the man.
“The other gentleman that stopped him on the street as well said, ‘Hey, are you aware that you don’t have pants on? ‘” said Walters. “He said, ‘Yeah,' like it was no big deal and just kept on going.”
Kathy Miller is thankful to have been spared the view.
“If I had [seen him], I think I would have thought something about it,” Miller laughed. “I don’t think I would have thought, ‘Oh, that’s usual.’”
“250 yards away, we’ve got our pool,” added Walters. “There were actually kids swimming in the pool this morning. There's also a bus stop right there where the kids would have been coming home as well.”
Police say they were called to George Road for ‘Lewd Conduct.’ Officers quickly uncovered the cause of the unsightly offense. Authorities say the man was high on mushrooms, and officers gave him a courtesy ride home.
“If that’s what drugs cause, then let’s not do it,” Miller said.
The man was not charged with a crime, police say. Walters just hopes he learned a lesson so their peaceful neighborhood can put the incident in their rear-view mirror.