Carpenter free to ply trade in the nude

[gretchen]

Carpenter free to ply trade in the nude
Naked woodworker gets off because he ... ummm ... didn’t

Updated: 3:09 a.m. CT Sept 10, 2007
OAKLAND, Calif. - A carpenter caught hammering nails and sawing wood in the nude has been found by a judge to be not guilty of indecent exposure.

Alameda County Superior Court Judge Julie Conger ruled Thursday that although Percy Honniball of Oakland was naked, he was not acting lewdly or seeking sexual gratification.

Honniball, 51, was arrested last year after he was spotted building cabinets in the buff at a home where he had been hired to work.

The carpenter has said he likes to work in the nude because it's more comfortable and it helps him keep his clothes clean.

Honniball earned two years' probation in 2003 after being caught three times working naked in Berkeley, which prohibits public nudity. Oakland does not have a similar ban.

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I think my nude cleaning is catching on with the handyman set!!

[Sarah]

His last name is Honniball.

[gretchen]

Originally Posted by Sarah

His last name is Honniball.

oh hell I didn't even put that together..... (HONEYBALL)

[irishgrl]

I see Im not the only one who checks out the odd news section!

[mylittledemon]

Amazing! Thats the kind of world i wanna live in. Well, not really.