Burglaries At Kohl's, Smoketown Tobacco Lead To Charges For Dumfries Man: Police

WOODBRIDGE, VA — A man from Dumfries broke into a Woodbridge Kohl's and Smoketown Tobacco on Saturday morning, police said. Officers claimed they found him wearing stolen clothes from the department store shortly after the break-in.

No injuries were reported in the burglaries. The Prince William County Police Department claimed the suspect took smoking items from Smoketown Tobacco and clothes from Kohl's.

Police identified the suspect as Evan Bell, a 20-year-old man from Dumfries. He is charged with two counts of burglary and one count of petit larceny.

Bell's court date is pending and he is being held without bond at the Prince William County Adult Detention Center.

If convicted of all charges, Bell could face a maximum of 41 years in prison, based on Virginia's sentencing guidelines.

Around 1 a.m. on Saturday, somebody activated the alarm at the Kohl's in Woodbridge's Foulger Square. When officers arrived on the scene, the front door of the business was shattered, authorities said.

While they were checking the area, officers said they saw a man matching the suspect description running across Smoketown Road. Officers found him in the backyard of a home on Marisa Court, where he was wearing clothes taken from the store, according to the police report.

Around 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, a caller noticed that the front door of Smoketown Tobacco was damaged, according to the police department. Police said smoking items were taken from the store. Officers determined that Bell was responsible for this break-in as well and filed additional charges.