Mellow Mushroom coworkers accused of breaking into home to steal dog in North Carolina

CARY, N.C. (WNCN) — Dog larceny is a felony charge not often seen in Wake County.

A 48-year-old Cary man and a 33-year-old Apex woman who work together at Mellow Mushroom were each charged with larceny of a dog on Saturday. The charges came after warrants stated they stole a dog from a Cary apartment.

Officer Dotterman of the Cary Police Department arrested the duo—Michael Bottomley and Brittany Campbell—at the High House at Cary Apartments community. Along Highstone Road, warrants said Campbell and Bottomley broke into the apartment building where they stole and “carried away” a 1-year-old Belgian Malinois/German Shepherd named “Mully.”

Warrants indicate that Mully belongs to the woman whose apartment was broken into. Cary police did say the dog owner and Campbell are family members, but their exact relationship is not known. Further, police did not know if Campbell and Bottomley had an established relationship outside of working together.

According to their arrest records, Campbell and Bottomley were not arrested at the apartment where the larceny reportedly took place. Instead, they were arrested two miles east, at 4300 NW Cary Parkway, which is the location of a Mellow Mushroom.

As to why Campbell and Bottomley reportedly stole the dog, police do not have information on what the motive may have been. It’s also not known if Mully was returned to its owner after the arrests were made.

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