$1 million bond for third shoplifting suspect in Shallotte

SHALLOTTE, NC (WWAY) – The third suspect wanted for a shoplifting that ended with a detective being injured is back in Brunswick County.

Shallotte Police Det. John Holman says Matthew Jonathan Bell, 24, was arrested in South Carolina.

Det. Holman says on October 14, police were notified about shoplifters inside Belk. A detective spotted Bell and Daniel Lee Harris, 24, coming out of the store.

Daniel Harris (Photo: Brunswick County Jail)

Once the men ran toward their car, Holman says Harris slammed the car door on the detective’s hand and Bell ran over the detective’s foot while driving away.

Tammy Bell, the third shoplifting suspect, and Matthew Bell’s mother, was caught still inside the store. She was charged with felony larceny, felony conspiracy and resisting arrest.

She remains in jail on a $20,000 bond. Detectives say the suspects stole about $1100 in merchandise.

Detectives arrested Harris last week. Bell was brought back to NC yesterday.

Tammy Bell (Photo: Brunswick County Jail)

Both Harris and Bell are charged with assault with a deadly weapon on a government official and felony larceny. They are each in jail under $1 million bond.