A former staffer at the nonprofit JVS was arrested Tuesday, according to news reports, the result of a police investigation that stemmed from a widely shared video showing Jason Kruta allegedly pocketing recall petitions signed by opponents of the San Francisco school board.

Jewish Vocational Service is a nearly 50-year-old nonprofit supported by the S.F.-based Jewish Community Federation that helps train people mostly for middle-wage jobs in fields from automotive technology to nursing. It is located in downtown San Francisco.

According to his LinkedIn profile, Kruta had been a data coordinator for JVS for three years, starting in 2018.

JVS dismissed him soon after controversy first erupted on social media in June with the posting of a phone video showing Kruta in a confrontation with Man Kit Lam, a supporter of the recall effort who reportedly is an immigrant from Hong Kong. In the video, which unfolds on the street in the Richmond District, Lam repeatedly accuses Kruta of taking the petitions and physically tries to stop him from leaving the area. Eventually Kruta says “sorry” and “you caught me” and returns sheets of paper.

“You are breaking the law!” Lam says. “Call 911!”

WATCH: A signature-gathering effort at a local farmer’s market grew contentious on Sunday after a bystander attempted to steal Board of Education recall petitions from a volunteer, according to eyewitness accounts.

The alleged thief at 01:22: “You caught me.”

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— HereSay Media (@HereSayMedia) June 3, 2021

JVS said it began a “fact-gathering process” after the video surfaced, and following a “thorough review” it dismissed the employee seen in the video, though it did not name Kruta.

“We are grateful for the guidance and support we’ve received from the San Francisco community of which we have been honored to be a part of for almost 50 years,” JVS said in the statement announcing the firing on June 17.

According to California code, stealing recall petitions that have been signed qualifies as a misdemeanor.

Kruta’s arrest was first reported by the news outlet Here/Say Media. Citing the San Francisco Sheriff’s Department, Here/Say said Kruta was booked at county jail at 11:09 a.m. and was being held on $10,000 bond.

On Tuesday afternoon, Kruta was not listed as an inmate by the San Francisco Sheriff’s Office, indicating he may have already made bail.