Morris County man charged with exposing himself outside Fairfield CVS

Shawn Prendergast of Long Valley is accused of making the lewd display to a woman who parked next to him outside the pharmacy Tuesday morning

Fairfield police arrested a Long Valley man for allegedly exposing himself at a Passaic Avenue pharmacy Tuesday morning. (File photo)

FAIRFIELD - A Morris County man was arrested last week after allegedly exposing himself to a woman in a township parking lot.

Shawn Prendergast, 47, of Long Valley, appeared to be "adjusting himself" as officers approached him while he was inside his 2002 Cadillac just after 7 a.m., Fairfield Deputy Police Chief Anthony Manna said.

They were called to a CVS on Passaic Avenue by a woman who pulled up next to Prendergast's vehicle minutes earlier. As she reached over to retrieve an item from her passenger seat, she briefly made eye contact with him before the interaction took an unexpected turn, according to Manna.

"She then alleged that he unzipped his pants and exposed himself to her," he said.

Prendergast was apprehended without incident, and later released pending a Dec. 3 appearance in Fairfield Municipal Court.