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RICHMOND COUNTY, Ga. – A man was arrested on a public indecency charge after a deputy working a voter rally at a Richmond County park said he found the man exposing himself behind bushes near a playground and water-sprinkler area, according to a Richmond County Sheriff’s Office incident report.
Deputy Thomas Ray wrote that he was working special duty at a voter rally event at Dyess Park, 902 James Brown Blvd., at about 4:50 p.m. on Saturday, June 13, 2026. The deputy said the event drew several members of the public “along with kids playing at the playground.”
According to the narrative, a pedestrian approached the deputy in his patrol vehicle and reported that a man was fondling his genitals behind a bush near a yellow building at the water-sprinkling area. Ray wrote that he walked to the location and observed a man, shirtless and hiding behind bushes that were “taller and wider than both him and me,” exposing and fondling himself.
The deputy said he identified himself as law enforcement while in uniform and told the man to come out. The man put his clothing back in place and stepped out from behind the bushes, according to the report. When asked why he was fondling himself at a public park, the man “only advised me that he was just waking up,” Ray wrote.
The deputy reported that the man was identified through the sheriff’s office facial recognition system as Quincy Lamont Cobb, who was handcuffed and taken to jail. Cobb was booked June 13 and a warrant was taken out for public indecency.
An accusation was filed June 17, court records show. That same day, Cobb entered a nolo contendere plea, or no contest, meaning he did not admit guilt but accepted the sentence. Georgia courts treat the plea as a conviction for sentencing purposes, but under state law it cannot be used as an admission of guilt in other proceedings.
The court imposed a sentence of 30 days in confinement and 12 months of probation, along with a $300 fine, according to the records.