A teacher at Trinity Christian School has been arrested on a charge of invasive visual recording.
Shane Jones, 31, of Texarkana, Ark., was arrested Monday, said Shawn Vaughn, spokesman for Texarkana, Texas, Police Department.
Officers were called Saturday afternoon to J.C. Penney in Central Mall after an 11-year-old told his father that a man had taken his picture while he was in the restroom.
He said he saw a man in the adjoining stall slip his phone camera under the stall divider and take his picture.
The father sent his son to notify store employees of what allegedly happened while he made sure the man did not flee the restroom.
When officers arrived, they met with Jones, the victim and his parents in a break room. Jones denied having taken any photos of the victim. However, officers found numerous head shots of other children on his phone. Jones said the head shots were of his students.
Jones was released at the scene with the understanding that detectives would be investigating his alleged actions. The phone was taken as evidence to forensically determine if there were any deleted pictures of the victim.
"They knew they had to protect any possible evidence that might have been on the phone that they could not see," Vaughn said.
According to police, probable cause existed Monday that did not exist on Saturday.
Detective Tabitha Smith contacted Jones on Monday and asked him to come to the police department. Based upon evidence obtained during an interview, Jones was arrested and taken to Bi-State jail without incident, Vaughn said.
According to an e-mail sent to parents Monday, Jones has been relieved of his duties at Trinity.
No school officials at Trinity could be reached for comment Monday.
Jones had taught high school history and junior high math at Trinity, according to the school's website.
He joined the staff in 2015 after several years as a teacher at College Hill Middle School, according to the website.