Former Forney ISD educator arrested on child injury charges, has criminal history under different name

An arrest affidavit concerning a Forney ISD teacher reveals two incidents involving violence with special need students, as well as the suspect's previous criminal history when known by a different name at a different school district.Forney ISD teacher arrestedFormer Forney ISD special education teacher Jonathan Michael was arrested on May 29 by the Texas Rangers.He's been charged with two counts of injury to a child and one count of child grooming.An arrest affidavit states that Michael had two violent incidents with students while working at Crosby Elementary School, one in January 2026 and one in February 2026.The affidavit states in one incident, Michael was upset with a student, and he "grabbed their right arm, twisted their wrist, and performed an armbar takedown." Michael also allegedly pushed the student into a bookshelf.In another incident, Michael grabbed a student and "violently pulled him to the ground. The student nearly struck his head on a table on the way down." The aff