James Thompson, 35, who was arrested Saturday and accused of exposing his genitals, said the crime was the accidental result of his tendency to forgo underwear, The (Anderson, S.C.) Independent-Mail reported Thursday.

"My shirt got stuck in my zipper," Thompson told Judge Ken Mattison and Anderson Police Officer Matthew Stipe in court Tuesday. "I don't wear drawers. When I tried to put it back, it was too late."

Thompson was ordered to pay a $465 fine or face 30 days in jail.

"Get pants with a zipper that works or start wearing drawers," Mattison told Thompson.

Thompson also pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges of loitering in a drug area after police found a glass pipe in his pocket. The case is scheduled for trial in March.