Notice: Pursuant to Minnesota Rule of Criminal Procedure 7.02, the prosecution provides notice that, at trial, the State will offer evidence of the following offenses, in addition to the offense herein charged, for the purpose of proving the motive, intent, preparation, plan, and identity of the perpetrator. 27-CR-25-24189 On 2/6/2024, MOHS drove a stolen Ford Explorer to a Volvo auto dealership where he abandoned the stolen Explorer and stole a Volvo S60. The theft of the Volvo was captured on CCTV and MOHS’ DNA was recovered from both vehicles.
This case is still active. 86-CR-17-3788 On 5/16/2017, MOHS drove a stolen 2006 Ford Fusion to a retail store where he stole electronics. The vehicle was not displaying a front license plate and its rear license plate had been stolen from a 2015 Ford Fusion. MOHS was identified through CCTV footage and convicted of receiving stolen property. Current offense: On 11/07/2025 at about 1212 hours, St. Paul Police took a report of a motor vehicle theft at [ADDRESS REDACTED]. N in St. Paul, Ramsey County.
The complainant, SKK, said that sometime after 11/16/25 someone stole a red 2000 Ford F150 pickup (MN/NNN476) that had distinguishable scratches on the front hood. Police spoke to the vehicle’s registered owner, MMG, who confirmed the theft. According to Carfax.com, the average value of a 200 Ford F150 is $7,848. On 12/13/2025 at 0638 hours, police spotted a red Ford F150 with scratches on the hood driving east on Maryland Ave towards Rice St in St. Paul, Ramsey County. The vehicle was not displaying a front license plate and its rear plate was covered with snow.
Auto thieves commonly remove and obscure license plates in order to thwart law enforcement efforts to identify it. Police followed the truck and initiated a traffic stop in the alley from Rose Ave west of Rice St. The driver, who was later identified as Robert John MOHS ([DOB REDACTED]), said he did not have his driver’s license with him. MOHS then falsely identified himself as his brother. MOHS said that the truck belonged to him, that he traded his car for it, but that it was registered in his friend’s name.
This friend, he said, was “STEVEN.” MOHS said he had been told the truck had been reported stolen but was unaware of the details. When police checked the vehicle’s rear license plate (MN/GMR506), they learned that the plate was stolen and registered to a blue Ford F150. Auto thieves commonly switch license plates and often use stolen plates from a similar vehicle in order to thwart law enforcement efforts to identify it. When police checked the red F150’s VIN, it came back as stolen and should have been displaying plates MN/NNN476. MOHS was taken into custody.
He apologized for providing a false name and said he did not want to go back to prison. MOHS had active felony warrants for motor vehicle theft (#25426948) and felony stalking (#62CR246830). During a search of the vehicle, police found the vehicle’s actual license plate (MN/NNN476), another MN license plate (MN/KMW897), two laptops, a tablet, and portable power tools. 3 62-CR-25-9335 Filed in District Court State of Minnesota 12/16/2025 In a post-Miranda statement, MOHS said he got the truck about a week earlier from a guy named "STEVE" and STEVE's boss must have reported it stolen.
