BENSON, N.C. – A former employee of a downtown Benson hardware store has been arrested on felony charges after police allege he used fraudulent merchandise returns to take approximately $13,000 from the business.
Matthew Dylan Norris, 25, of Elton Lane, Benson, was arrested Aug. 19 by the Johnston County Sheriff’s Office on warrants obtained by Benson Police charging him with five counts of larceny by employee.
Norris had worked at Medlin & Dorman Ace Hardware, 216 E. Main Street, from July 2025 until June 2026…