Gun Thief Caught On Camera In Easton Shop Arrested

EASTON (CBS) – A thief caught on video stealing a gun from a store in Easton has been arrested, police said Friday.

Twenty-two-year-old Samuel Matteson of North Easton was captured Thursday night after police received a tip from someone who recognized him.

Investigators released surveillance video and photos to the media after a young man walked out of Zero Hour Arms gun shop with a 9 millimeter handgun Tuesday.

The video shows he spent nearly 30 minutes surveying the store before he opened a locked display case, grabbed the gun and eventually tucked it in his rear waistband.

Police say they found the gun after arresting Matteson, but the serial number on it had been filed off.

Matteson was held on $2,500 bail and spent the night in the New Bedford House of Correction.

He will be arraigned Friday in Taunton District Court on charges of larceny of a firearm, larceny from a building, possession of a firearm with a defaced serial number and possession of an unsecured firearm.