Burnsville Teens Charged with Stealing Computers from High School

Two 18-year-old Burnsville men have been charged with stealing computers and tools from Burnsville High School last May.

Devan Michael Bracht and Alexsandr Gula are charged with felony theft, which carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.

According to the criminal complaints, Burnsville police were notified on May 19 that two computers and some tools had been stolen from Burnsville High School.

An investigation determined that two laptops also had been taken from the school’s media center.

Police viewed surveillance video from the school and learned that Bracht and Gula had entered the media center twice on May 18, at 5 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., the complaint says.

Bracht initially denied taking any computers from the school. However, when police confronted him with inconsistencies in his story, he admitted that he and Gula were in the school on May 18 and that they had taken the computers, according to the complaint.

Gula subsequently admitted to police that he and Bracht had taken the computers.

Both men are scheduled to make first appearances on the charges Nov. 14 in Dakota County District Court in Hastings.