The Brief
- Newly released court documents reveal investigators found nearly 300 illicit photos and videos of women inside restrooms and dressing rooms on the suspect’s phone.
- The filings detail explicit recording incidents inside an Irving TJ Maxx and a Dallas Walmart, where victims were filmed from above and below stall walls.
- Police tracked down the suspect using license plate readers and are urging other potential victims who visited these retail areas since April to come forward.
IRVING, Texas – Newly released court documents have revealed disturbing new details in the case of a 19-year-old man arrested for secretly filming women in public restrooms, including the discovery of nearly 300 illicit videos and photos on his phone.
Makarious Jevonne Bates was taken into custody following an investigation by the Irving Police Department into unlawful recordings spanning multiple shopping centers. He now faces multiple counts of invasive visual recording, a state-jail felony in Texas.
The TJ Maxx Incident
What we know:
The investigation began on June 3, 2026, when police responded to a TJ Maxx department store in the 7700 block of North MacArthur Boulevard.…