BECKLEY, WV (LOOTPRESS) — A late-night prank turned into a police response and a string of charges for one man at a Beckley apartment complex Monday morning.
Officers were dispatched to Sandstone Drive after multiple residents reported a naked man screaming and running through the hallways, waking up neighbors. Upon arrival, officers made contact with Dakota James Kirby, who quickly admitted, “I was trying to play a prank on my girlfriend by running naked in the hallways. It was not a good decision.”
While speaking with Kirby, officers ran a records check and discovered an active warrant for his arrest. Kirby was taken into custody for indecent exposure and the outstanding warrant, then transported to the Beckley Police Department and later to the Southern Regional Jail, where he awaits arraignment.
The incident escalated when a woman—identified as Kirby’s girlfriend—contacted police on her break from work to report that her apartment had been ransacked. She stated Kirby had been staying at the apartment for three days and was the only one home during her absence.
Upon reentering the apartment with the woman, officers observed clothes strewn across the floor, a smashed television, a ripped-out shower head, a broken window, and a hole in the wall. Damage totaled $264 to her personal property and an estimated $750 to the apartment complex.
The woman also turned over a bag belonging to Kirby containing needles and empty baggies, which were later disposed of due to lack of evidentiary value. She further reported having video evidence of Kirby’s naked hallway stunt, which will be submitted to police.
