Man taken into custody after exposing himself to neighbor

Pompano Beach, Florida – This week a man was  taken into custody on accusations that he pulled down his shorts in front of his neighbor as she was sitting on the front porch of her home and then forced his way into her house.
On Monday James Patrick McNeal, 49, was arrested on charges of burglary, burglary with assault or battery, petty theft and exposing sex organs in public.
The victim told Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies that she was sitting on the front porch of her home along Southwest 16th Street in Pompano Beach when McNeal pulled down his shorts, exposing his penis to her, according to his arrest report.
She called McNeal a pedophile because he had been looking into her granddaughter’s bedroom, woman said.
According to his arrest report, McNeal then pushed the woman, causing her to fall back and barged into her home, where he took a camera that was sitting on the windowsill.
According to deputies the victim had installed the cameras after catching McNeal looking into her granddaughter’s bedroom.
McNeal is being held without bond at the North Broward Bureau.