Wilson Michael Ford, a 67-year-old Conshohocken man, has been charged with four misdemeanors involving indecent exposure and lewdness after he was reported to police following two incidents on April 20th. The incidents took place near the intersection of Walnut and East Hector streets.

A preliminary arraignment was held on April 20th before Magisterial District Judge Karen Eisner Zucker, and bail was set for $77. According to court records, Ford was unable to pay and is currently being held at Montgomery County Prison.

For a previous unrelated article on AroundAmbler.com, we inquired with Montgomery County about the $77 bail figure and received this response:

A Judge may impose bail at $77 when the defendant also has a probation/parole detainer. Bail cannot be posted on detainers. Setting bail on the newly arraigned case ensures the defendant will get credit for time held on the new charge as well as the Gagnon (probation violation). $77 was selected since it is an obscure amount and will alert the Common Pleas Judge that the defendant has a detainer and does not require a next working day bail review.

In 2019, Ford pleaded guilty to a 2018 felony burglary charge and was sentenced by Judge Thomas Branca to five to 10 years confinement. Conditions were also imposed on Ford if and when he was paroled or on probation.

Ford has a preliminary hearing scheduled for April 30th before Magisterial District Judge Dara Nasatir.