Gun thief caught on camera
Detective Jason Grindstaff of the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office charged Dustin Joshua Huffman, 35, of 1883 Lake Tahoma Road in Marion, with larceny of a firearm.
At 6 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 23, Deputy Jeffery Hill was called to McDowell Family Pharmacy, at 2668 U.S. 70 West in Marion, in reference to a gun that had just been stolen.
Deputies and store personnel reviewed surveillance camera footage and saw a man walk into the pharmacy, take a handgun from the gun section, conceal it and flee in a pickup truck. They eventually identified the suspect as Huffman, went to his house, apprehended him and found the firearm.
The $500 Glock was recovered.
Address/Location
McDowell County Sheriff's Office
593 Spaulding Rd
Marion, NC 28752
Contact
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Non-emergencies: 828-652-2235
Richelle Bailey
McDowell County Sheriff's Office
[email protected]
828-652-2235
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