Sammie Brown

On March 24, 2026, at approximately 9:25 A.M., Minneapolis Police Officers responded to the Subway restaurant, [ADDRESS REDACTED]., Minneapolis, Hennepin County, for a robbery. Officers arrived and spoke to the employee, hereinafter "Victim," who said she was working behind the counter when a male entered the store. When it came time to pay, the man demanded all the money in the cash register and threatened to kill her. She was scared and ran out the back door. Officers spoke with the store owner and obtained camera footage from inside the restaurant.

Officers saw the suspect entered the store and waited in line as Victim [NAME REDACTED]. After the other customer left, the suspect was seen ordering a sandwich. After Victim [NAME REDACTED], suspect is leaning over the counter toward the cash register while Victim is running toward the rear of the store. Officers did not locate the suspect that morning but located the cash register as it was thrown down outside the store by the suspect after he fled. The cash register was retained for further analysis.

On April 8, 2026, the Minneapolis Crime Lab identified a fingerprint on the register monitor that came back to SAMMIE BROWN, [DOB REDACTED], hereinafter "Defendant." An investigator looked up the Defendant's DVS photo, and he is a physical match for the suspect from the footage obtained of the robbery. Defendant's facial features match the suspect on video. The State is seeking a complaint warrant in this case due to the nature of the offense and risk for public safety.