Stoned flasher had loaded rifle in car

Daniel John Pritchard earlier pleaded guilty to indecent exposure, haing cannabis and unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition.

When Daniel John Pritchard takes drugs he "acts impulsively" like he did one morning in August when he exposed his genitals to a woman walking at Henley Lake.

But what was most concerning about the incident was he had a loaded rifle nearby, Judge Barbara Morris said at sentencing for the 43-year-old recently.

Pritchard previously pleaded guilty to indecent exposure, possession of cannabis and unlawful possession of a .22 and ammunition.

Prior to sentencing he also pleaded guilty to defrauding a former employer by using a work fuel card he retained at the end of his employment, to pay for $821.38 fuel for his own vehicle.

The labourer had been remanded in custody with interim name suppression for a psychiatric report.

About 8.45am on August 14, a woman was walking on a track in the Masterton park when Pritchard walked towards her with the front of his trousers open, fully exposing his private parts to her.

She rang police from her cellphone.

When police stopped him leaving the carpark in his car, they smelt the strong whiff of cannabis and on searching the car found one gram of cannabis.

In the passenger footwell of the car was a loaded .22 pump-action rifle wrapped in a Swanndri. Two boxes of ammunition were found in the rear of the car.

Judge Morris said Pritchard himself admitted he acted on impulse after consuming drugs.

"Time in custody has allowed your addictions to settle down," she said. The public was at risk with Pritchard in possession of a loaded rifle at the time of the offending, the judge said.

"Having within reach in the car, a loaded rifle is extremely concerning."

Judge Morris noted Pritchard was supported by his wife and parents in court as she sentenced him to four months' community detention and two years' intensive supervision.