Robert Allen, and Bill Laitner

Detroit Free Press

A second suspect in a last weekend's smash-and-grab jewelry heist at Novi's Twelve Oaks Mall was arrested Wednesday and one man was arraigned in the alleged larceny at the upscale Tapper's store, police said.

Novi police said they were continuing to seek a third suspect who entered the store and a fourth who served as the driver of the getaway vehicle.

Arraigned at 51-1 District Court in Novi was Jamal Ritter, 26, of Detroit, who turned himself in to Detroit police Monday night, then tried to escape -- biting and scratching officers and kicking two windows in a squad car, Novi Director of Public Safety said.

Ritter was charged with 1st-degree retail fraud, punishable by up to five years in prison; malicious destruction of property, and larceny from a person, punishable by a 10-year prison term. Magistrate Victor Zannoli ordered Ritter held on a $300,000 cash or surety bond until his next court date Aug. 31.

The second suspect, also 26 and from Detroit, is to be arraigned Thursday, police said in a news release. The man was taken into custody "with the assistance of the Michigan Department of Corrections," the release said.

The two men, along with a third, had strolled into Tapper's jewelry Saturday afternoon, smashed a display case with a small hammer and grabbed two watches "of an undisclosed value" before fleeing, Malloy said at the time.

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Police continue to seek the two other suspects in connection with the robbery at 5:20 p.m. Saturday. The noise of shattering glass form inside the store sounded like gunshots to multiple mall shoppers who called 911, leading to an evacuation of the mall, police said.

Detroit Police Sgt. Michael Woody said that Ritter arrived with a family member at the 6th Precinct,,on the city's west side, and said Ritter waited for Novi police to arrive.

"Once they took him into custody, he became irate," Woody said. "I think it became very real for him once they showed up."

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Contact Robert Allen: rallen@freepress.com. Staff writer Daniel Bethencourt contributed to this report.