On March 1, 2026, at approximately 3:52 PM, officers from the Columbia Heights Police Department were dispatched to Ratio apartments, located at [ADDRESS REDACTED] NE, city of Columbia Heights, county of Anoka, Minnesota, regarding a robbery. Upon arrival, officers met with L. J. L., Victim herein, who reported that he was attempting to sell a green "Denim Tears" brand hoodie on Facebook Marketplace for $300, and had arranged to meet the buyer in the parking garage of the apartment complex. Victim [NAME REDACTED] in the parking garage when the buyer informed Victim [NAME REDACTED]. Victim then let the suspect vehicle, a Volkswagen Jetta, into the garage, and the suspect vehicle parked in a parking space next to Victim's vehicle.
The passenger of the Volkswagen Jetta exited and got into the front passenger seat of Victim's vehicle. During the sales transaction for the hoodie, the suspect in the front passenger seat pulled out a Glock style handgun and put it to Victim's chest. The front passenger seat suspect then demanded Victim hand over all of this valuable items. While the Victim [NAME REDACTED] at gunpoint, the driver of the Volkswagen Jetta, later identified as Patrell Jamal Young [DOB REDACTED], Defendant herein, approached Victim's vehicle, began removing items from Victim's vehicle, and placing the items into the Volkswagen Jetta.
Victim reports that the following items were stolen from him: Green "Denim Tears" hoodie, iPhone 17 Pro, Diamond chain necklace with the letters "LEN" on it, Black/Yellow G-Shock Watch, Wallet containing Victim's driver's license, AMEX credit card, Bank of America credit and debit cards. Victim also reported that when the front passenger seat suspect took his iPhone, the suspect made Victim send him $1,000 via CashApp.
