Woman Charged with Theft from Burnsville Target; Claims 'Misunderstanding'
Police say Shelly Jean Brown tried to walk out of the Burnsville Target without paying for 72 items worth $1,150.
A St. Paul woman who was charged in May with chasing an Eagan man down the street with a steak knife and threatening to stab him has been charged with trying to steal more than $1,000 worth of items from Target in Burnsville earlier this month. Shelly Jean Brown, 43, is charged with felony theft, which carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $10,000 fine. According to the criminal complaint, Burnsville police were called to Target just before 8 p.m. July 14 on a shoplifting report. A loss prevention employee told police that Brown was seen moving through the store, selecting items and putting them in her shopping cart. Brown put clothing and larger items on top of smaller items in her cart, putting some things beneath the…
