Man Arrested With Stewart Is Sentenced to Five Days

A man posing as a woman who was arrested in downtown Los Angeles along with pitcher Dave Stewart of the Texas Rangers for allegedly engaging in lewd conduct was sentenced to five days in jail, police said Friday.

Elson Tyler, 27, of Los Angeles, pleaded guilty Thursday to illegal lewd conduct, according to L.A. Police Department spokesman Cmdr. William Booth.

“The city attorney’s office informed me that Tyler pleaded guilty to illegal lewd conduct and had been sentenced to five days in jail, 45 days suspended sentence, six months probation and bail forfeiture,” Booth said.

Stewart also was charged with lewd conduct as a result of the alleged incident in a car in an alley at 1:30 a.m. Wednesday. Stewart, 27, was issued a citation requiring him to appear in Municipal Court Feb. 6.

The Ranger right-hander was arrested by police after he allegedly was observed by a vice squad officer engaging in a sex act with Tyler, who Stewart apparently believed was a woman, Booth said.

The alleged crime is a misdemeanor that carries a maximum penalty of six months in jail, a $1,000 fine or both, but Booth said, “First offenses for these kinds of misdemeanors get nowhere near that harsh a sentence.”