M., Elk River Officer Augustus Koppi responded to WalMart, located at [ADDRESS REDACTED] in the city of Elk River, Sherburne County, Minnesota, on a report of a theft. Officer Koppi met with R. S. In the asset protection office. He stated that around 6:00 A.M. On June 15, 2025, a group of three males stole multiple items from Walmart. The parties used an emergency exit door so the theft was not discovered until later in the day. When reviewing the cameras, R. S. Observed three males steal multiple items.
The vehicle used was a U-Haul box truck with an elephant on the side. Detective Evan Patullo watched the cameras. He saw three males enter WalMart together. They split up once inside the store. Two of the parties exited through a back fire escape without paying for the items selected. Two parties had a cart with merchandise and one had a street side garbage bin. The parties walked out to the U-Haul and loaded the items inside and then left on foot to the north. Through investigation, discovered that Justin Samuel Schaden, [DOB REDACTED], matched the description of one of the parties in the store.
Schaden had previous cases in Wright County where he attempted to pass two checks which were not honored. Schaden left that incident in a U-haul and left behind a U-haul agreement which showed Ethan Marvin Anderson, [DOB REDACTED], and Logan Alex Crotty, [DOB REDACTED], as alternative drivers. Known images of Anderson and Crotty resemble the parties with Schaden at WalMart. R. S. Assembled a list of the items missing from WalMart: JBL Partybox 310 - $429.00 64 gallon Toter Trash Can - $83.00 ACER 15.6 LED HDMI Portable Monitor - $88.00 Tide Pods - 2 at $24.94 Fuel ACE Modular Helmet - $132.00 Misc Apparel, Hardware, and Automotive Supplies - $781.88 Hyper Tough 17g Tote Red - $13.48 20 PC Wall Art LED - $19.96 HP Laser Jet M139W - $119.00 Misc Trading Cards, Hardware, and Automotive Supplies, $152.44. Total of $934.32 On June 24, 2025, Detective Patullo found that Anderson pawned off JBL Party Box and a Razer Keyboard two items at the Pawn America in St. Cloud.
He was wearing the same clothes as inside the WalMart. His tattoos were visible as well, which matched with the WalMart video. On July 17, 2025, Detective Patullo went to [ADDRESS REDACTED] in Hutchinson. They found Crotty. Crotty said that he didn't know where Anderson went. Crotty said that he did go inside of the WalMart, but only to look for Anderson and Schaden. Eventually, he went inside the residence and got Anderson. Anderson exited the back door of the house and said that he had nothing to say to the officer.
While at the property, Detective Patullo saw a 64 gallon Toter garbage bin in the back yard. Anderson has prior convictions for Check Forgery on March 20, 2023, and Theft by Swindle on January 26, 2023. 2 ••-CR-••-•••• Filed in District Court State of Minnesota 12/11/2025 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: Pursuant to Minn. Stat. 609.49, intentional failure to appear for duly scheduled court appearances may result in additional criminal charges, and in addition to any arrest warrant that may otherwise be issued by the Court.
