Yellowcloud Provencial

At approximately 5:11 pm on May 6, 2026, an officer from the Burnsville Police Department responded to a liquor store located in the City of Burnsville, within Dakota County, on a report of theft. Initial reports were that a male grabbed an item and threatened employees before he left the store without paying for the item. Upon arrival, an officer spoke with the complainant. He said the suspect entered the store and noticed an employee was watching him. The suspect walked up to the employee and aggressively got in the employee’s face.

The complainant approached the suspect and the employee and attempted to deescalate the situation. The defendant then said, “I’ll take you both” and “lucky I don’t bash your skulls.” The defendant also mentioned that he has been to federal prison before. The suspect then left the store with a box of margarita mix without paying for it. The suspect got into the passenger seat of a black Chevrolet Tahoe and the vehicle drove away. Another officer saw the vehicle and stopped it. The suspect was still in the passenger seat.

He claimed his name of Wakinyan Watkpe Provencial, [DOB redacted]. The officer ran this name and date of birth in his squad car, but the person it belonged to did not look like the suspect. The suspect was eventually identified as Yellowcloud Provencial ([DOB redacted]), the defendant herein.