Armed Felon Arrested in Stewartville Motorbike Theft Case

Captain Tim Parkin stated deputies had been dispatched to the theft report shortly after 8:20 Monday morning. The bike was reported stolen in a single day from a residence alongside Eagle Dr. Northwest.

Parkin stated a deputy enroute to the decision drove by the Leitzen Storage facility and noticed a person pushing a motorbike that matched the outline of the stolen automobile within a storage unit. The deputy then confronted the person, recognized as 26-year-old James Michael Kenyon of Stewartvillewho let go of the bike and put his arms on the hood of the deputy’s squad automotive.

The incident report stated Kenyon’s conduct led deputies to suspect him of being beneath the affect of a managed substance. Kenyon additionally stated he had one thing on him, in line with Parkin.

Throughout the interplay, Kenyon eliminated his arms from the squad automotive’s hood and took off working. Parkin stated two deputies chased after him and noticed Kenyon try to succeed in right into a jacket pocket in the course of the foot pursuit.

The deputies caught Kenyon and battle ensued inflicting deputies to tase him, Parkin stated. Kenyon was ultimately positioned in cuffs and the deputies discovered a sawed off shotgun in his jacket pocket that had a caught zipper, Parkin stated.

Kenyon was arrested on suspicion of felony theft of a motorized vehicle, felon in possession of a firearm, felony possession of a short-barreled shotgun and misdemeanor expenses associated to the foot pursuit.

Court docket data point out Kenyon has a prolonged historical past of felony offenses together with a number of convictions for fleeing and theft. He’s awaiting arraignment in Olmsted County Court docket.