Shoplifting Conviction Leads to Prison Sentence For Rochester Man

Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News) - A Rochester man with a lengthy criminal past has been handed a prison sentence for his latest conviction.

According to court records, 34-year-old Yol Liebel Chadack's run-ins with the law date back to when he was a juvenile. While most of the offenses listed are misdemeanors and gross misdemeanors, Chadack also has several previous felony convictions, including terroristic threats and a fraud-related count for falsely impersonating another person.

His latest conviction was for felony theft. According to the criminal complaint, a Rochester police officer was dispatched to the Walmart South store in December 2023 to deal with an uncooperative shoplifter. The court document says Chadack was caught exiting the store with a shopping cart full of stolen merchandise.

The criminal complaint stated the items in the shopping cart were valued at more than $2,100.

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Chadack entered a guilty plea to the felony charge earlier this month and was sentenced this week to 21 months in prison. The sentencing order filed in the case gave Chadack credit for 489 days he has already spent in jail.