Rochester Mother’s Day Burglary: Arrest Warrant Issued for 4th Suspect

(Rochester, MN KROC-AM News)- Authorities have issued an arrest warrant for one of five suspects involved in a violent Mother’s Day burglary in Rochester. 

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Rochester police responded to a report of a burglary at a condominium in northwest Rochester on the afternoon of May 11. 

Responding officers found a smashed sliding glass door window and a large rock inside of the residence, according to court documents. 

Warrant Issued for Fourth Adult Charged in Violent Mother's Day Rochester Burglary

The victim told police he returned home from work earlier than usual due to the Mother's’ Day Holiday. 

He said was in the bathroom when he heard a "bang" on the sliding glass door and came out to see the glass window crash open and four perpetrators rush inside.

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Court documents say the intruders stole $3000 in cash and a pair of shoes valued at $1800. 

The victim also told officers the group assaulted him in the corner of the residence while the juvenile girl recorded a video of the attack. 

Three of the suspects have been identified as 19-year-old Brandon Lawson, 18-year-old Jamykeal Gill-Sanders, 24-year-old Anthony Alexander. 

The victim told police he knew the juvenile from school and through socializing and that the alleged intruders had been invited guests at his home the day prior to the burglary. 

The three men are each charged with three counts of first-degree burglary and misdemeanor assault. Conditional bail for Alexander and Lawson was set at $35,000, while Gill-Sanders' conditional bail was set at $17,500. 

The juvenile was not named in the complaints. The warrant, filed in Olmsted County Court on Tuesday, identifies the fourth suspect as 24-year-old Kane Lee Williams. 

Police found identification and other personal items belonging to Williams in a backpack located near the scene of Alexander’s arrest, according to the warrant. 

Williams is charged with three counts of aiding and abetting first-degree burglary, aiding and abetting felony theft and a misdemeanor aiding and abetting fifth-degree assault charge.