The charge involves a cellphone valued at about $1,200, according to a district court complaint.<\/p>\n
The case is filed as 14-CR-26-2765 in Minnesota’s Seventh Judicial District.<\/p>\n
Prosecutors allege the incident happened on May 30, 2026.<\/p>\n
Phone Reported Stolen in Fargo<\/h2>\n
The investigation began after a cellphone disappeared from a gas station in Fargo, North Dakota.<\/p>\n
The owner reported the phone stolen on the same day.<\/p>\n
The complaint says the owner had originally purchased the phone for about $1,200.<\/p>\n
The owner later used the phone’s tracking feature to locate the device.<\/p>\n
The tracking information led authorities to the Walmart store in Dilworth.<\/p>\n
The phone had allegedly been sold to an ecoATM<\/a> kiosk inside the store.<\/p>\n Authorities inspected the ecoATM after receiving information from the phone’s owner.<\/p>\n The stolen phone was found inside the machine, according to the complaint.<\/p>\n Investigators also reviewed information connected with the kiosk transaction.<\/p>\n The complaint says the seller displayed identification belonging to Russell Spencer Sunderland.<\/p>\n Photographs were also taken during the ecoATM transaction.<\/p>\n Investigators compared those images with previous booking photographs of Sunderland.<\/p>\n The complaint states the images matched Sunderland.<\/p>\n Sunderland is listed in court records as a resident of Leonard, North Dakota.<\/p>\n Prosecutors charged Sunderland with felony receiving stolen property.<\/p>\n The charge falls under Minnesota Statute 609.53<\/a>.<\/p>\n The law applies to certain people who knowingly receive, possess, transfer, buy, or conceal stolen property.<\/p>\n Prosecutors allege Sunderland knew, or had reason to know, that the cellphone was stolen.<\/p>\n The complaint lists a maximum sentence of five years in prison.<\/p>\n It also lists a possible fine of up to $10,000.<\/p>\n No other charge is listed in this complaint.<\/p>\n The allegations have not been proven in court.<\/p>\n Sunderland is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.<\/p>\n Readers can search public court information through the Minnesota Judicial Branch<\/a>.<\/p>\n I’m Adrian Cole reporting for TRF News<\/a>.<\/p>\nIdentification Used at Kiosk<\/h2>\n
Felony Charge Filed<\/h2>\n
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