Man Known For His Nakedness, Shot By Police

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Stephanie Ramos remembers her older sister coming home from a friend's house with strange tales of a naked man next door.

"She was always coming home saying how he would stand outside naked and stare at them," she said last Thursday as she watched police prepare to storm a McIntosh home. "They would get freaked out and go inside."

The man known in McIntosh for his nakedness and bizarre behavior was shot and killed by police after a 12-hour standoff.

According to police, John Losch, 58, fired at Torrance County sheriff's deputies as they approached his home to serve a court order for him to vacate the property at 47 Justin Road.

As more than 100 law enforcement officers gathered on Willow Lake Road, Ramos and other McIntosh residents speculated about the man inside the green trailer house.

"The guy is just freaky," said Melissa Stalnaker.

Losch used to baby-sit Stalnaker and her sister, she said. She was subpoenaed in 2001 to testify against him during a trial in which he was later acquitted of aggravated indecent exposure.

"He's been (reported) on a lot in the last 10 years and nothing was ever done," said Stalnaker.

One of those complainants was neighbor Peggy Hume, who said Losch used to photograph her using a telephoto lens and leave the pictures, along with "suggestive" letters, on her front gate.

For 10 years, Hume was Losch's nearest neighbor. She said he seemed like a nice person when she first moved to McIntosh in 1995— even helping jump-start her car when the battery was dead.

But two years later, Hume said, the man accused of shooting a sheriff's deputy and property owner Kevin Austin last week started behaving strangely.

"The last eight years, it's been hell," she said. "He should have been put away years ago."

http://emtelegraph.com/306606mtnview02-17-05.htm

Nice to know that the rapists and murderers are running rampant while 100 officers are keeping the public safe from nudity.

Going around nude is one thing. Spying on female neighbors and doing shit like photographing them from afar and leaving the pics on their front door is another.

Granted, 100 cops is definitely overkill, but there were far bigger problems with this guy than just public nudity.

"According to police, John Losch, 58, fired at Torrance County sheriff's deputies as they approached his home to serve a court order for him to vacate the property at 47 Justin Road."

Shooting at the police is not the smartest thing to do, you can end up having 100 cops at your door.

that a few people tend to forget...and then they learn the hard way.

Your sig's not the same without that fellow beating away at... whatever it is he's beating at.

thanks for the reminder. added back just for you :hi:

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I like my beer cold, my TV loud, and my babysitters NAKED!

Are you OK?

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