Anthony Robert Lemon

On January 14, 2026, officers were dispatched to a closed business located in the City of Rosemount, County of Dakota, State of Minnesota, on reports of a suspicious vehicle parked near the business. Officers arrived on scene and noticed that dumpsters containing scrap metal appeared to have been recently tampered with. A water heater was also sitting next to the dumpster. Officers located Anthony Robert Lemon ([DOB REDACTED]) and William Merton Douglas [DOB REDACTED] running through the yard on the south side of the business.

Lemon and Douglas were apprehended near the suspicious vehicle. Officers noticed that several power tools and a Sawzall were next to the van. Both lemon and Douglas admitted that they were using the tools to cut up the scrap. Lemon has a lengthy criminal history involving multiple theft related crimes and is currently on felony probation in Winona County.