MINNEAPOLIS – A 19-year-old Woodbury man will be placed on three years of supervised probation stole more than $20,000 from a food truck in South St. Paul last year.
The trial of Frank Gums Jr. was scheduled to begin Monday, but court records show he instead entered a guilty plea and was sentenced shortly afterward.
Gums is sentenced to three years’ probation for theft over $5,000. The terms of the probation include chemical dependency treatment and restitution.
He was also sentenced to 79 days in jail, but was credited with 79 days in jail, according to court documents.
According to the complaint, Mai Vang, the owner of the EggRoll Queen food truck, said Gums stole a backpack from the truck on September 13. The backpack contained $20,000 to $30,000 in cash, jewelry, two electronic devices and checkbooks.
Two days later, a witness told police that Gums used her car during the theft, and he showed her the stolen money. Police found and arrested Gums at a motel in St. Paul on September 22.
After the theft Vang said her family received donations from the community, and a GoFundMe raised thousands of dollars.
Note: The above video first aired on September 27, 2023
