Owasso Man Arrested After Lewd Proposal to a Minor

At 6:24PM on Friday February 2nd, officers were dispatched to Wal-Mart for a report of lewd acts involving a child.  A customer reported that she was inside the store shopping for toys with her grandchildren when her eight year old granddaughter went to the next isle alone.  The child began screaming from the next isle and ran back to her grandmother, claiming that an older man had approached her and shown her a pornographic image on his phone.  The man reportedly fled the area when the child started screaming and officers were unable to locate him in the area.

The Owasso Police Department released an image of the suspect from the security footage and he was quickly identified as 59 year old Joseph Michael Kleber of Owasso.  Kleber was interviewed by detectives on the evening of February 6^th.  Following the interview, Kleber was placed under arrest for Lewd Acts to a Child and Showing Obscene Material to a Minor. 

There is some indication that this may not have been an isolated incident and there may be additional victims, possibly even outside Owasso.  If anyone believes that their child may have been victimized, they are encouraged to contact the Owasso Police Department or the law enforcement agency in their jurisdiction.