A Fugitive Friday notice associated with Dyer County is the subject of this report, but the available source material does not substantively identify the person or charges involved.
The source material identifies the office of District Attorney General Danny Goodman Jr., which oversees prosecutions across Tennessee's 29th Judicial District, covering both Dyer and Lake counties, according to a statement from the District Attorney General, 29th Judicial District. Goodman was appointed to the post by the governor in December 2017 after 15 years as a local judge, according to TN.gov. The available source material does not include the person's physical description.
What the Charges Could Mean
The available source material does not identify the type of any burglary charge or establish that these classifications apply to the notice discussed here. Burglary of a building other than a home is a Class D felony carrying two to 12 years in prison and fines up to $5,000, while auto burglary is charged as a Class E felony with a sentencing range of one to six years, per the Oberman & Rice Law Firm.
The available source material does not identify theft charges or establish how Tennessee classifications would apply to the notice discussed here. Tennessee law treats theft of property valued under $1,000 as a Class A misdemeanor, which carries a maximum penalty of up to 11 months and 29 days in jail plus fines up to $2,500 per count, according to King Law Offices.
Failure to Appear Adds Its Own Exposure
The available source material does not identify a failure-to-appear charge associated with the person discussed here. Under Tennessee law, skipping a scheduled court date is its own criminal offense, punishable as either a Class A misdemeanor or Class E felony depending on the underlying charge — and any sentence for it must run consecutively rather than concurrently with other penalties, according to N. Cate Law. The available source material does not say whether a bond was posted or what prompted any failure-to-appear count.
Fugitive Friday posts like this one are a routine tool for West Tennessee law enforcement, used to solicit tips from the public on people with active warrants. Dyer County issued a similar notice last month seeking a 47-year-old woman wanted on two failure-to-appear counts, as Hoodline previously reported.
Local Crime Context and Tracking Tools
The Dyer County Sheriff's Office has offices in Dyersburg. No comparable property-crime statistics for Dyer County are provided in the available source material.
The available source material does not establish that the Dyer County Sheriff's Office or Dyersburg Police Department has access to Flock Safety automated license plate readers or SoundThinking investigative software. Anyone with information on Bell's whereabouts is asked to contact the District Attorney's Office at 731-286-8329 or the Dyer County Sheriff's Department at 731-285-2802.
No additional details about the specific locations or property involved in the three burglary counts have been released. Charges listed in a fugitive notice are allegations at this stage, but the available source material does not establish the procedural status of the specific case.
