Warrant Issued for Ex-Burnsville Nanny Charged with Check Forgery

A nationwide arrest warrant has been issued for a Hampton woman accused of stealing from the Burnsville family for whom she worked as a nanny last year.

Kristian Daeonte Tanner, 29, is charged with offering a forged check, a felony with a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $10,000 fine. 

According to the criminal complaint, Tanner worked as a live-in nanny for a family in the 14000 block of 143rd Court East in Burnsville last summer. On Sept. 28, 2011 Tanner’s employer reported to police that her Wii gaming system, Wii controllers and five video games had disappeared from her home in June.

The woman told police that she had confronted Tanner repeatedly, asking her if she knew what happened to the items, and that Tanner repeatedly denied knowing anything about it.

In September, the woman told Tanner that she didn’t need her services any longer, and Tanner agreed to move out of the home no later than October. On Sept. 26, Tanner came to the home while the homeowner was at work, packed up her belongings and moved out.

The woman told police that when she returned home, she found a pawn receipt from the Pawn America store in St. Paul, showing that Tanner had pawned a Wii gaming system on June 9. She told officers that she had since discovered that her iPod and checkbook were also missing from the home.

The woman called police in October and told them that one of the checks had been presented at the Dakota County license center on Sept. 16 for a vehicle title transfer to “Kris Tenner.” The check was written in the amount of $31.50, and Tanner had apparently attempted to transfer the title of a vehicle into her name.

Police tracked down Tanner, who allegedly admitted that she tried to pass the check on Sept. 26. However, she told police, her former employer had given her the check to use in lieu of payment for the child care Tanner had provided – a claim that the victim denied.

Tanner’s criminal record in Minnesota includes a conviction for theft by swindle in 2008 in Dakota County, credit-card fraud in 2008 in Ramsey County and offering a forged check in 2009 in Hennepin County.

Anyone with information on Tanner’s whereabouts should contact authorities.