An assistant principal at McAdory Middle School was placed on leave after he was arrested Wednesday, according to Jefferson County Schools and county jail records.

Keante Harris, 45, was booked into the Jefferson County jail Wednesday on a charge of being a fugitive from justice, records showed. He was arrested by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.

A sheriff’s office spokesman could not immediately be reached on the circumstances of Harris’ arrest; a Jefferson County Schools spokesman referred questions on the arrest to the sheriff’s office.

“We have been made aware that Mr. Keante Harris was arrested Wednesday afternoon,” Jefferson County Schools Superintendent Walter Gonsoulin said in a statement to AL.com. “At this time we still are gathering facts about the specifics of this situation. However, early indications are that the charges are not related to this individual’s employment with Jefferson County Schools. Per standard procedure, Mr. Harris has been placed on paid administrative leave. As more facts become available, we will act according to our district’s policy.”

Harris is one of to assistant principals at the middle school in McCalla.