SACRAMENTO, Calif. —

A downtown Sacramento café owner expressed relief after authorities arrested a man accused of defecating outside his coffee shop in broad daylight.

"I'm glad that the DA and the county have taken their measures against this action," said Hesham Hussain, owner of Sana'a Café.

Marcel Simmons, 35, is in custody after the incident outside Sana'a Café.

Rochelle Beardsley, Assistant Chief Deputy District Attorney in Sacramento, explained that Simmons has also been ordered to stay away from the café.

"In addition to some time in custody, this particular person has been ordered to stay away," Beardsley said. "If he returns, that is a violation of probation and he could face custody time again."

The stay-away order will last for at least two years, she said, and it’s on

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