A Warrenton man was sentenced Tuesday to five years in prison and four years of probation for repeated public indecency.
Brett B. Mellott, 35, pleaded guilty to two counts of public indecency. This was his fourth conviction for public indecency since 2022, making the offenses classified as felonies.
Under Oregon’s three strikes law, a defendant convicted of sex crimes more than twice faces a maximum prison sentence of life in prison.
Due to the fact that there was no victim and that the suspect instead engaged in public indecency via security cameras, prosecutor Scott McCracken agreed that five years in prison was a reasonable sentence.
Mellott, whose attorney said he was struggling with homelessness and substance abuse, expressed his desire to participate in drug treatment while in prison.
“I just appreciate the opportunity to go to trial and get a fair hearing under the settlement,” he said. “And for the rest of the people involved, everyone who spends their time here today, I want them all to understand that I’m ready to change my life, and I want to do that while I’m in corrections.”
