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A Tempe, Arizona man known as Nautica Malone took his own life after going viral for exposing himself to scantily clad baristas at a Bikini Beans drive-thru in the city, his family members and friends said.
Malone became a social media sensation after a video of him engaging in inappropriate behavior surfaced online.
A day after the video went viral, garnering millions of views and exposing him as a potential s*x offender, Malone committed su*c*de, with friends mourning him in several posts shared online.
Video of Malone’s indiscretions were recorded a barista at Bikini Beans – a drive-through coffee stand known for its scantily clad baristas.
In the video, Malone is seen pulling up in the drive-through with the barista already armed with her camera, indicating she possessed knowledge of his previous escapades.
Immediately Malone pulled up, the Barista greeted him and as she approached his vehicle, asked him if he had visited the establishment before.
“Have you been here before?” she asked, all while recording. Malone replies in the affirmative. She then pulled closer and noticed he had no pants on.
“Sir, you need to leave,” she said immediately she noticed he had no pants on. Malone, who was flashing a million-dollar smile, immediately became alarmed when he realized she was filming and pulled away quickly. “This is unacceptable, unacceptable,” the barista said as he drove away, before telling a colleague; “call 911,”
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The video was posted to social media and went viral on all the major platforms. Malone, who is said to have been married with kids, was roundly condemned for his behavior.
Many called him a repeat offender by deducing from the curious fact that the barista was ready to film immediately he pulled up.
Not long after the video went viral, family members and friends of Malone started sharing troubling tributes, indicating he had taken his own life.
Malone’s death shocked many, who felt the potential charges he might have faced for his conduct in the barista video – indecent exposure, a class 1 misdemeanor for which conviction might have required registering as a s*x offender – were not serious enough to warrant su*c*de. Many thought perhaps he took his life because the exposure was going to bring other skeletons from out of his closet.
