Graves County Sheriff Dewayne Redmon said 20-year-old Thomas Bell III of Benton is charged with 1st degree robbery. Redmon said Bell admitted that he was involved in the March 5 armed robbery of the West Mart on State Route 58 East.
Deputies said a man came into the store with his hood tied around his face. The man pulled a gun and demanded money from the cash register before fleeing the scene on foot.
Redmon said investigators interviewed Bell Tuesday afternoon after he was arrested for robbing three businesses at gunpoint in Marshall County Monday night. The robberies happened at the Aurora One Stop, Brewers Grocery and Brewers Liquors.
Bell is currently lodged in the Marshall County Detention Center. He's charged with three counts of robbery, three counts of wanton endangerment, fleeing or evading police, assaulting a police officer, escape, criminal mischief, disorderly conduct and DUI.
