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Man arrested for snapping photos underneath woman's skirt at Walmart

Milton Police arrested the man accused of snapping photos underneath a shopper's skirt.

MILTON, Ga. -- Milton Police have arrested a man who allegedly used his smartphone to take pictures underneath a woman's skirt. It's a practice called upskirting.

Just a day after issuing a warrant, police arrested 27-year-old James Barron for 'surreptitious recording of intimate parts' on Friday.

The incident happened at the Walmart in Milton on Windward Parkway on May 21 a little after 2:30 p.m.

They said a shopper noticed someone following her inside of the store. She heard two clicks that sounded like it was coming from a camera. The police said she turned around and noticed the man in the pictures crouched behind her holding a phone below her skirt.

The man walked off when she noticed him.

Milton Police said the victim snapped a photo of the suspect. He is accused of taking a photo under her skirt.

Police said the woman followed Barron and snapped a picture of him. Officers also obtained more photos of the suspect from Walmart's surveillance cameras.

Police said he left the store in a white Ford F-150 that had a sunroof.

Barron is in custody at the Fulton County Jail and his next court appearance will be Jun 8, 2018 at 9:30 a.m.

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