by Logan Gruber
operations@thenewsleaders.com
A Sauk Rapids man is under arrest after being linked to garage break-ins in St. Cloud.
The incident occurred around 11:30 p.m. Saturday, May 2. Officers responded to a report of someone attempting to break into the detached garage unit of an apartment complex.
When officers arrived, they found a male matching the description of the subject walking away from the scene, and officers detained him.
Upon completing their investigation of the scene, they arrested the male, identified as 31-year-old Jesse Knettel.
The investigation showed Knettel forced his way inside multiple garages using several screwdrivers. Police say he was found in possession of the screwdrivers along with drug paraphernalia and a substance that tested positive for marijuana.
Knettel was transported to the Stearns County Jail where he was held on charges of third-degree burglary, criminal damage to property, possession of burglary tools, possession of a small amount of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.
A hearing was scheduled for the morning of May 5 in the Stearns County court system.
