University of Minnesota area thief caught stealing women's underwear
Convicted predatory offender and general multi-time felon Jacob Marshall Stanley, 48, of Oak Grove or Milaca, is in custody and charged with 2nd degree burglary and possession of burglary tools after breaking into a UMN area apartment building at 8xx 15th Ave SE early Sunday morning.
Charges state Stanley was captured on surveillance video stealing packages and going through clothing in the laundry room.
Police arrived and observed Stanley in the building. Stanley was cuffed and searched, during which officers found a knife, meth, and multiple syringes.
Also, inside Stanley's backpack were 39 pairs of men’s and women’s underwear.
Officers reviewed surveillance footage and observed Stanley enter the apartment and walk into the mail room. While in the mail room, he took two small packages and walked to the laundry room.
While in the laundry room, Stanley took multiple clothing items from dryers and baskets. He then used a knife to wedge a door, and he started to change clothing before moving a couch and covering a surveillance camera with clothing.
Stanley then walked to a different area and walked up a flight of stairs with a bike. He leaned the bike against a wall and then exited through an exit door where he was taken into custody. Officers provided Stanley with his Miranda warning and he agreed to speak with officers.
Stanley told officers that he did not live in the apartment and that he moved a small box while in the mail room. He also stated that the bike had been on the steps and that he moved it out of the way.
Finally, Stanley denied stealing any underwear. He stated that he wears women’s underwear.
Later, officers received a voicemail from a tenant of the apartment who said that someone had gone through her, and her boyfriends, clothing. The tenant further stated that all of her underwear had been stolen from a clothing pile. The tenant provided a description for some of her missing clothing items, which matched some of the items recovered from Stanley’s backpack.
Stanley remains in custody on $150,000 bail.
Stanley also has a history of theft and drug convictions.
Source: Crime Watch Minneapolis