A 52-year-old Flagler County man is behind bars after deputies say he exposed himself to a woman on a walking trail. 

  • Man arrested, accused of exposing himself on a trail
  • incident happened on the Florida Hospital Flagler trail

Alonso Ricardo is now facing three charges after Flagler County deputies said he flashed a woman while she walked the Florida Hospital Flagler trail on her lunch break.

The victim said she was exercising on the hospital campus when she heard something behind her and turned around and saw a man standing there exposing himself asking, "you want this?"

The victim said she told him to get away as she ran away. The man allegedly chased behind her. 

“We just had a perpetrator on the walking trail show an employee his (BLEEP) and make some awful motions," said a woman on the 911 call. 

The report said the victim tripped when she ran away from the suspect and got a few scrapes and bruises on her knees and elbow, and the palm of her hand.

Her co-worker saw the incident and yelled for help. 

“He was headed toward (State Road) 100 from the hospital," said the witness.

The spokesperson for the hospital released this statement.

"It’s a sad fact of the world we live in today that nearly 2 million women are physically assaulted annually in the United States. We are deeply troubled that this crime occurred on our campus and that one of our Florida Hospital family members was targeted. When we say 'family,' that’s truly what we mean. We are a team of nearly 1,000 employees, and we are so proud of our staff for their swift action which helped quickly apprehend this suspect."

The hospital has issued a trespass order for the suspect, meaning that he may not return to Florida Hospital Flagler unless experiencing a medical emergency.

Ricardo's charges are assault, resisting arrest and exposure of sexual organs. His bond amount for each count is $500.