Man sentenced for public indecency spree in Houston County, DA says

HOUSTON COUNTY — A man was sentenced to prison earlier this month after a public indecency spree across the county in 2024, according to a press release from the Houston County District Attorney’s Office.

Demarcus Mann, 30, was sentenced on Dec. 5 after pleading guilty to three counts of public indecency. He will face 15 years, with the first ten years served in prison. 

Originally a misdemeanor, public indecency becomes a felony after two prior convictions. The case was Mann’s sixth conviction.

According to case evidence, Mann went on the indecency spree in summer 2024, with reports coming in on June 13, July 13 and July 29. Each victim identified Mann by a tattoo of a pitchfork between his eyes.

The DAs Office said Mann walked into three Houston County insurance agencies under the pretense of conducting business. In each location, he would start a conversation with a female employee, then expose himself in their presence and begin masturbating. 

He left each scene after calls to law enforcement were made, and was arrested two days after the third offense on July 31, 2024.

Ofc. Cory Bard of the Centerville Police Department, Det. Elizabeth Smith of the Warner Robins Police Department, and Sheriff Matt Moulton, serving as Investigations Captain, of the Houston County Sheriff’s Office, investigated the case. Mann was sentenced by Judge G.E. “Bo” Adams and prosecuted by District Attorney Eric Edwards.

Edwards provided comments on the case:

“This defendant repeatedly targeted women in their places of work and subjected them to degrading, traumatic conduct that no one should ever have to endure. Although Public Indecency is often dismissed as a ‘minor’ offense, this case demonstrates precisely why repeat behavior of this nature is treated as a serious felony under Georgia law. Mr. Mann was not deterred by prior convictions, and his conduct escalated into a pattern of predatory behavior that posed a real threat to the safety and sense of security of people across Houston County.

“I am grateful to the Centerville Police Department, the Warner Robins Police Department, and the Houston County Sheriff’s Office for their coordinated investigative work that brought these cases together and allowed us to present the full scope of this defendant’s criminal conduct to the Court. Most importantly, I commend the victims for coming forward. Their courage ensured that this behavior was stopped and that Mr. Mann is now being held fully accountable. Our office will continue to take crimes of this nature seriously and pursue meaningful prison sentences for repeat offenders who refuse to respect the safety and dignity of others.”