Man arrested in Holt for exposure, lewd acts

HOLT, Fla., July 9, 2026—A man was arrested in Holt after numerous reports of him exposing himself along a roadway in public here yesterday afternoon.

An Okaloosa County Sheriff’s deputy responding to the calls found Xavier Stachowiak, 31, lying on the ground committing a lewd act in the area of Third Avenue near Johnson Street around 12:30 p.m., according to an OCSO news release.

Stachowiak was immediately arrested. However, he refused commands, resisted and attempted to strike a deputy with his elbow as well as spit at the deputies which required the use of an anti-spit mask, according to the release.

Stachowiak was charged with three counts of battery on a law enforcement officer, one count of resisting an officer with violence, two counts of exposure of sexual organs and disorderly intoxication.

He was taken to the Okaloosa County Jail.

Xavier Stachowiak

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