A woman was arrested Wednesday evening after Ithaca police said she exposed herself and engaged in lewd conduct in view of pedestrians downtown.
Officers responded around 6:45 p.m. July 1 to the 100 block of East Green Street for a report of a woman exposing herself, according to the Ithaca Police Department.
Police said multiple witnesses approached officers when they arrived and identified the person involved.
Nateah Ellison, 32, was arrested and charged with first-degree public lewdness, a Class A misdemeanor, police said.
Ellison was arraigned in Ithaca City Court and remanded to Tompkins County Jail under New York's harm-to-harm provision, according to police.
Police said people arrested by the department are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.
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