Man Arrested In Connection With Lewd Acts At Walmart

Police in American Canyon on Wednesday arrested a man in connection with committing lewd acts at a Walmart.

Christian Roberts, 27, of Oakland, was arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor sexual battery, indecent exposure and annoying/molesting children, according to the American Canyon Police Department.

On Monday at 7 p.m., officers were dispatched to the Walmart at 7011 Main St. on a report of a lewd acts incident.

Police said a man inside the store had come close to a woman and her children twice and made contact with the woman’s buttocks.

The man, later identified as Roberts, apologized for touching her and fled the area, but the woman felt a liquid substance on her clothing after Roberts made contact with her.

Investigators reviewed surveillance video that showed Roberts masturbating behind the woman, police said.

Police ultimately were able to identify Roberts as the suspect and learned he had an active warrant for his arrest due to a similar incident in Palo Alto.

Police and Napa County Sheriff’s deputies identified where Roberts was thought to be staying in Vallejo, and on Wednesday at 11:30 a.m., he was taken into custody.

Police said he admitted to the acts committed at the Walmart.