Jayden A. McCain, 18, of Crown Point, is facing criminal charges after Schererville Police say he exposed himself to a store employee and implied he was armed while being escorted out of a Family Dollar store.
According to a probable cause affidavit, officers investigated an incident reported on January 18, 2026, at approximately 2:40 p.m. at the Family Dollar located at 5124 Pine Island Drive in Crown Point.
Court documents state a store manager told police she was stocking shelves in the candle aisle when McCain approached her to ask about product locations. She said he stood uncomfortably close and followed her movements within the aisle. When she turned around, she observed McCain very close to her with his erect penis exposed through the open fly of his sweatpants.
The employee alerted a co-worker and asked him to escort McCain out of the store while she contacted police. The co-worker told officers that while he did not directly see McCain’s genitals, McCain appeared to be erect. During the encounter, McCain reportedly placed his hand inside his jacket pocket, giving the impression he had a firearm, and stated, “You don’t know what people have on them,” before leaving the store.
Police reviewed surveillance footage that showed McCain entering the store at 2:10 p.m. and remaining in the candle aisle for approximately eight minutes before exiting at 2:43 p.m. The footage reportedly showed McCain standing mostly still in the aisle and appearing erect as he walked toward the exit.
Investigators later spoke again with the store manager, who told police that as she knelt to stock shelves, she felt McCain’s exposed, erect penis strike her shoulder. She said she screamed and ran to the front of the store. She also described the vehicle McCain used to leave as a dark red passenger car with damage to the passenger side and a dent on the rear driver-side.
Police later located the vehicle at the Cedar Point Apartments and identified McCain as the registered owner. Both store employees later identified McCain in a photographic lineup with what court documents describe as “100% certainty.”
When interviewed by police, McCain admitted he was inside the store and acknowledged using a “mechanism” to make the employee believe he had a weapon so he could leave. He denied intentionally exposing himself or making physical contact, claiming he was adjusting tight underwear. A search of his vehicle did not locate a firearm.
McCain was later formally trespassed from all Family Dollar locations.
Charges filed January 27, 2026:
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Public Indecency – Class A Misdemeanor
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Battery – Class B Misdemeanor