Paul Michael Brooks, 24, St. Paul, was convicted Monday in Morrison County District Court of one felony count of theft of property valued at more than $1,000 but less that $2,500.
According to the criminal complaint, on June 10, a business in Little Falls reported the theft of two big screen televisions from its store. An employee who witnessed the theft stated that she was waiting on a customer and observed a suspect leaving the store through a side exit, pushing a cart containing two large televisions.
The employee asked the suspect for a receipt and the suspect replied that the receipt was in his car and continued through the exit.
Another employee observed the suspect load the televisions into the trunk of a vehicle and quickly drive away.
On June 17, law enforcement obtained surveillance video in which the suspect was identified as Brooks by an employee, who had a photo of Brooks from a previous incident at the business.
It was determined the two televisions stolen were valued at $998 and $1,298, a total of $2,296.
Brooks was sentenced to 18 months in prison, to be serve concurrently with another case. He was also fined $2,431, of which $2,296 was restitution.