Detroit man in erotic pursuit of mannequins arrested, again

18:54:35 EDT Oct 20, 2006 Canadian Press
FERNDALE, Mich. (AP) -

A Detroit man with a history of smashing store windows to grab female mannequins has been accused of indulging his fetish again.

Ronald Dotson, 39, was arrested and jailed Oct. 9 after breaking a window at a cleaning-supply company to get at a mannequin in a black and white French maid's uniform, police said.

A judge Thursday ordered him to undergo a psychiatric examination to determine whether he is competent to stand trial on charges of attempted breaking and entering.

"Mr. Dotson went to prison and they haven't helped him," said his lawyer, Edward Cohn. "He got out of prison and he was right back out there. It's pretty bizarre."

Dotson had been out of prison for less than a week when he was caught. His erotic pursuit of mannequins over the past 13 years has led to at least six convictions for breaking and entering and a stint in prison, police said.

"He told his parole officer he was going to buy a mannequin so he didn't have to do these break-ins anymore," said Detective Brendan Moore said. "Apparently that didn't work out."

© The Canadian Press, 2006

hmmmm. desire for beautiful "women" who have unrealistic body proportions, and cannot speak.

was this guy my ex?

I think my one ex was a mannequin.

I'm not sure, but I think that under their wigs, mannequins have flat heads!

I would have sworn you were gonna talk about something else

LOL! paranoid much, E??!!

funny, janie!

E, pray tell, what topic were you looking for? :p

Paranoid? Hell naw! I was gonna turn the Texas - Nebraska game off, pop some pop-corn, fix a drink and settle in and watch the fire works

I think chili would be a much better choice for game day!

No, chili wont cook good on warm days :p