Man accused of taking lewd test drive

Automobiles don’t always get the kind of service at the shop their owners think. Even police officers can’t be sure what’s going on under the hood.

Spokane Police Officer Sherilyn Redmon dropped off her van at a Spokane Valley dealership Friday, believing it was going to get a tune up and an oil change.

But later the same day, a woman called police to report a van was following her and had passed her five times near Second Avenue and Helena Street, said Spokane Police Cpl. Jon Strickland. The man driving was naked and masturbating. The victim got the license plate number.

At Spokane Chrysler, police found Redmon’s van and a clothed service shop employee who had taken it for a drive. After checking the mileage, police learned Redmon’s van had been driven 16 miles without her permission.

Bradley S. Keegan, 49, of Rathdrum, Idaho, was arrested for lewd conduct and felony taking a motor vehicle without permission then booked into Spokane County Jail, Strickland said. Keegan was still in jail as of Saturday night with a bail of $10,000.

The dealership agreed to give Redmon a rental car while they did a complete detail, she said. They are also going to pay the service bill. “The only problem is that every time we get in the car, we are going to think about what happened,” Redmon said.