- Thomas Elliott, 21, was arrested at a Target in Greenville
- He was seen on camera placing his cell phone camera on the floor of the Target.
- Elliott was caught filming the client, before the police intervened.
A North Carolina man lost his volunteer position at an elementary school after he was caught on camera taking an upskirt video of a customer at Target.
Thomas Elliott, 21, was dramatically arrested at a Target in Greenville on Monday afternoon after being seen bent over by a woman wearing a skirt.
The camera saw him placing his cell phone on the store floor to videotape a customer’s black suit.
Another person shopping at Target began filming him after he began to believe he was following the woman around the store.
Elliott is seen on camera and continues to place his phone on the floor to film the customer.
A North Carolina man lost his volunteer position at an elementary school after he was caught on camera taking an upskirt video of a customer at a local Target.
Thomas Elliott, 21, was arrested at a Target in Greenville on Monday afternoon.
He was seen on camera placing his cell phone camera on the floor of the Target to take video up to a customer’s skirt.
The woman filming Elliott eventually posted the video on social media, which led to Elliott’s arrest.
When police detained Elliot, he “denied any wrongdoing and showed us (police) recent photographs on his cell phone.”
Authorities arrested the man, charged him and obtained a search warrant for his cell phone to try to find inappropriate photographs of children.
They are looking for “deleted information that can be recovered through forensic examination,” according to WITN.
Police say they have not yet discovered anything inappropriate involving children on the phone.
The woman filming Elliott eventually posted the video on social media, which led to Elliott’s arrest.
Authorities arrested the man, charged him and obtained a search warrant for his cell phone to try to find inappropriate photographs of children.
The man is a volunteer at Eastern Elementary School in Greenville, but a county schools spokesperson says they probably won’t take him back.
Elliott was released after posting $5,000 bail and had his first court appearance Tuesday.
The man is a volunteer at Eastern Elementary School in Greenville, but a county schools spokesperson says they probably won’t take him back.
“We are disturbed and deeply concerned by video images of the individual that have been shared on social media and news outlets, and based on the images, the individual will not return to our campuses as a volunteer or be hired as an employee,” Tom said. McClellan, Pitt County Schools spokesperson.
McClellan added that volunteers and visitors go through a screening program that finds out if they are on any sex offender lists before they are hired.