Texas Whataburger staff tip leads to man being arrested for indecency with a child

man from texas He was arrested last week after employees at Whataburger told police he was at a fast food restaurant with a juvenile, and the situation did not seem right, according to police.

In a Facebook post on Friday, he said Texarkana Texas Police Department She posted that she received a 911 call from the staff at the Whataburger restaurant on New Boston Road just before noon on Tuesday.

“They told us that a juvenile girl and an older man were eating together and something didn’t feel right about the situation,” the post read. “As we started trying to figure out what was going on, it became increasingly clear that their instincts were in.”

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An investigation revealed that the man, 79-year-old Michael Clarke, and the 13-year-old girl “barely” knew each other.

Police said the 13-year-old said Clark had offered her money for sexual favors earlier that day and touched her inappropriately during an earlier encounter just weeks earlier.

Whataburger restaurant in Texas (iStock)

Police added on Tuesday that the girl was walking down the street when Clark picked her up and took her to Whataburger.

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Representatives for the fast food chain did not immediately respond to inquiries regarding the matter.

After further investigation of the situation, detectives obtained a warrant for Clarke’s arrest and arrested him on Wednesday on charges of murder obscene with a child and solicitation of prostitution.

He is currently being held on a $225,000 bond.

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