Eagan Police Nab Minneapolis Man for Possession of Stolen Checks

A Minneapolis man with a long history of theft convictions has been charged with possession of stolen checks in Eagan earlier this year.

Jacus Blaine Myhre, 28, faces one count of possessing stolen checks, which carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $10,000 fine. He is free on a $15,000 bond and has an omnibus hearing scheduled for July 11 in Dakota County District Court in Hastings.

According to the complaint against him, Myhre was arrested early on the morning of Feb. 21 when police officers on routine patrol spotted him running from a store and jumping into a car.

Store employees told police that Myhre had just stolen something, and the officers activated the squad car’s lights and tried to stop the fleeing car. The car eventually slowed, and as an officer approached it, the driver jumped out and ran, the complaint says. Two passengers got out of the car, and the officer ordered them both to get down on the ground.

“Shoot me, mother [expletive]!” Myhre yelled at the officer, according to the complaint. When the officer again ordered the two down on the ground, they complied.

All three were handcuffed. None of the three suspects had a valid driver’s license, proof of ownership or proof of insurance, so police impounded the car. A subsequent search turned up several items believed to be stolen, along with burglary tools.

The car was towed to the Eagan police station for further examination. In Myhre’s wallet, officers found two checks made out to a Minneapolis music business, one from Best Buy for $650 and one from Pixel Farm Interactive for $600. The checks were dated in late December 2010.

Officers asked Myhre why he had the checks; he initially said he “makes music” for the business, saw the checks on the ground and picked them up so no one would steal them, according to the complaint. When an officer asked why he’d kept the checks for so long, he said he had been told to use the checks to purchase some items for the business.

An officer contacted the business owner, who said he remembered receiving the checks, but thought he might have dropped them in the parking lot or left them in his car while it was parked outside his home. He told police that when he realized the checks were missing, he contacted Best Buy and Pixel Farm Interactive and asked them to cancel them

Myhre’s lengthy criminal history in Minnesota includes four theft convictions dating back to 2002, along with three convictions for possession of burglary tools, one for possession of a stun gun and one for issuing a dishonored check.