Jason William BurnettRepeat

On May 30th, 2026, Officers with the Columbia Heights Police Department were called to a residence on Van Buren Street in the City of Columbia Heights, in the County of Anoka on a report of a burglary in progress. The reporting party, Victim, was outside the residence and indicated that there was a man in her basement. Officers entered the home, and located the basement. There, they located an unknown individual. Upon the command to put his hands in the air, the man failed to do so. After a brief time, the man fell backward onto the ground and appeared unresponsive.

Paramedics were dispatched, and eventually the man regained consciousness after several sternal rubs. He was then able to verbally identify himself as Jason William Burnett ([DOB redacted]), herein Defendant. Defendant was then transported to the hospital. Officers investigated the scene and interviewed the Victim. Victim indicated that her spare key was missing, and that she believed that was how Defendant gained entrance into her house. A backpack was found at the scene which the Victim indicated did not belong to her.

In the backpack were several pill bottles prescribed to Defendant, as well as other paperwork with the Defendant's name on it. Victim indicated that she did not know when the Defendant gained entrance into her house, but that the screen door was destroyed, and that he had consumed multiple items from her fridge.