Leng Thao

On June 16, 2026, officers were sent to a group home at [ADDRESS REDACTED], St. Paul, Ramsey County on a resident who attacked a staff member with a knife. Officers spoke to the staff member, AAS [DOB REDACTED], about the incident. AAS said LENG THAO [DOB REDACTED] had been living at the location for about six months. AAS banged on doors inside the residence earlier. AAS went to Thao’s room and knocked on the door to give Thao his medication. AAS saw a knife on Thao’s bed when Thao opened the door.

Thao is not supposed to have sharp objects or weapons in his bedroom, so AAS recovered the knife. Thao then grabbed a “knife” from a shelf and chased AAS into the living room. Thao threatened to stab AAS with the “knife.” Thao went back into his bedroom briefly. Thao returned to the living room and broke a TV and a shelf that was on the wall. Thao threw food around in the kitchen. AAS told police he was scared by Thao’s behavior. AAS unlocked a cabinet and showed police the items he recovered from Thao.

Officers saw a camera, a knife, and a meat thermometer with a sharp-edged point. AAS said he recovered the knife from Thao’s bedroom. Thao chased AAS with the sharp-edged meat thermometer. Officers found Thao smoking a cigarette outside and arrested him. Thao was advised of his constitutional rights and agreed to speak to police. Thao said AAS stole his camera and thermometer. Thao wanted his stuff back, and he tried to scare AAS. Thao was mad and then broke the TV and stuff. Another resident told police he saw Thao trying to stab AAS with a black and red handled screwdriver.

The resident’s description matched the sharp-edged meat thermometer.