A 56-year-old woman from St. Croix Falls, Wis., was arrested last week after she passed out naked on the front steps of her home, police said.
A St. Croix Falls police officer responded to a report about 6 p.m. Friday, July 6, of a naked woman in the 400 block of North Washington. The officer found Michelle Knutson apparently passed out and “completely naked with her legs open exposing her genitals to passing cars and pedestrian traffic,” a police report states.
Knutson did not attempt to cover herself until the officer directed her to do so, according to the report, which states she appeared intoxicated but refused a breath test.
Knutson, who could not be reached for comment Monday, told police she always walks around naked and had walked onto her porch before realizing she was locked out of the house. She said her husband locked her out — something he denied to police, the report states.
After realizing the front door was locked — although the back door was not — Knutson said she decided to lie down on the front steps and “get some sun,” the report states.
Knutson did not think anything was wrong with her behavior, according to the report. There were a number of items, including a towel, on the porch area that she could have covered herself with, the officer stated.
Knutson was arrested on suspicion of lewd/lascivious behavior. She has since been released.
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