Land O’ Lakes Serial Masturbator Arrested, Sheriff Says

LAND O’ LAKES, FL — A 24-year-old man stands accused of driving around Land O’ Lakes in his wife’s PT cruiser, pulling up to people and then masturbating in their presence.

According to the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office, Cody Hase was charged with four counts of exposure of sexual organs on Thursday, Nov. 3. He was arrested in Hillsborough County.

The case against Hase began to develop in July 2016. Between then and October 2106, he is accused of pulling “up next to the victims and ask(ing) for directions while he would masturbate,” an email from the sheriff’s office said. The incidents all happened in the Dupree Lakes and Glendale Villas subdivisions in Land O’ Lakes.

“Pasco Sheriff's detectives worked leads and discovered Hase was the suspect involved in these incidents and his wife had a PT cruiser registered to her,” the email said. “A key component to solving this crime was one of our criminal analysts.”

Deputies say they located Hase on Nov. 2 in Hillsborough County and interviewed him. He reportedly admitted to the crimes. Warrants for Hase’s arrest were issued on Thursday.

Hase is being held in the Hillsborough County Jail in lieu of $4,000 bond.

Deputies are asking other victims or witnesses to contact them. The sheriff's office non-emergency number is 1-800-854-2862.

Booking photo courtesy of the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office