{"id":58117,"date":"2026-10-12T16:13:49","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T21:13:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=58117"},"modified":"2026-10-12T14:06:45","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T19:06:45","slug":"audubon-woman-faces-felony-after-home-vandalism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/audubon-woman-faces-felony-after-home-vandalism\/","title":{"rendered":"Audubon Woman Faces Felony After Home Vandalism"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Audubon Woman Faces Felony After Home Vandalism<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Becker County (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>)<\/strong> \u2013 Samantha Ann Sansburn, 35, of Audubon, faces a felony charge following an alleged vandalism incident.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors charged Sansburn with first-degree damage to property in Becker County District Court.<\/p>\n<p>The allegations involve broken windows, damaged security cameras, and spray paint sprayed across a home and detached garage.<\/p>\n<h2>Extensive Damage Reported at Becker County Property<\/h2>\n<p>According to court records, the incident occurred October 1, 2026, on the 23000 block of 230th Avenue.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities documented a broken window and damaged glass on a storm door and an exterior door.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators also reported damage to three security cameras installed at the property.<\/p>\n<p>Multiple colors of spray paint were found on the siding of the house and detached garage.<\/p>\n<p>The damage led investigators to review surveillance footage captured during the incident.<\/p>\n<h2>Surveillance Video Allegedly Identifies Suspect<\/h2>\n<p>According to court documents, a surveillance camera captured a vehicle identified as belonging to Sansburn.<\/p>\n<p>The footage allegedly showed Sansburn removing the caps from two cans of spray paint.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators reported seeing a person use what appeared to be a tire iron or crowbar.<\/p>\n<p>The tool was allegedly used to begin damaging a doorbell camera near the entrance.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities used the footage while investigating the damage at the property.<\/p>\n<h2>Search Warrant Leads to Additional Evidence<\/h2>\n<p>Investigators later obtained a search warrant for Sansburn&#8217;s Dodge Durango.<\/p>\n<p>During the search, officers reportedly found three cans of spray paint inside the vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>Two cans allegedly matched colors used during the vandalism.<\/p>\n<p>The spray paint cans had been opened, and their caps were missing, according to court records.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators also recovered a tire iron with glass fragments on it.<\/p>\n<p>The tool appeared consistent with the object shown in the security footage, according to investigators.<\/p>\n<p>A hat recovered from the vehicle also reportedly resembled the one worn by the person captured on video.<\/p>\n<h2>Suspect Questioned About Incident<\/h2>\n<p>When questioned by law enforcement, Sansburn reportedly declined to discuss the allegations.<\/p>\n<p>According to court records, she also said she did not know where she had been the previous evening.<\/p>\n<p>The statements were included in the investigation supporting the felony charge.<\/p>\n<h2>Bail Set and Court Hearing Scheduled<\/h2>\n<p>During an October 5 court proceeding, several bail and bond options were established.<\/p>\n<p>Bail or bond without conditions was set at $10,000.<\/p>\n<p>Bond with conditions was set at $5,000, while bail with conditions was set at $500.<\/p>\n<p>Sansburn&#8217;s next court appearance is scheduled for October 16, 2026, before District Judge Michelle W. Lawson.<\/p>\n<p>The felony charge falls under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/609.595\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota&#8217;s criminal damage to property law<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Readers can check public case updates through <a href=\"https:\/\/publicaccess.courts.state.mn.us\/CaseSearch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Court Records Online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The allegations have not been proven in court. Sansburn is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I&#8217;m Adrian Cole reporting for <a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\">TRF News<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><small>Copyright 2026 TRF News. All rights reserved.<\/small><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_58118\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-58118\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Samantha-Ann-Sansburn.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-58118\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Samantha-Ann-Sansburn-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Audubon Woman Faces Felony After Home Vandalism\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Samantha-Ann-Sansburn-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Samantha-Ann-Sansburn-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Samantha-Ann-Sansburn-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Samantha-Ann-Sansburn-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Samantha-Ann-Sansburn-1568x882.png 1568w, https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Samantha-Ann-Sansburn.png 1672w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-58118\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Audubon Woman Faces Felony After Home Vandalism<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Audubon woman faces a felony charge after cameras, windows, doors, and siding were damaged during an alleged vandalism incident in Becker County.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":58118,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_wpscp_schedule_draft_date":"","_wpscp_schedule_republish_date":"","_wpscppro_advance_schedule":false,"_wpscppro_advance_schedule_date":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":false,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"","_twitter_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type":"","_pinterest_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"","_medium_share_type":"","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_bluesky_share_type":"","_mastodon_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"","timeOption":"","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":""},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[12],"tags":[17956,26493,15567,1117,26492,24910,23098,26494,21328,25991,26496,26495,786],"class_list":["post-58117","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","tag-audubon-minnesota","tag-audubon-woman-charged","tag-becker-county-crime-news","tag-becker-county-district-court","tag-becker-county-vandalism","tag-detroit-lakes-court-news","tag-felony-property-damage-minnesota","tag-home-vandalism","tag-minnesota-criminal-charges","tag-samantha-ann-sansburn","tag-spray-paint-vandalism","tag-surveillance-camera-evidence","tag-trf-news","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58117","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58117"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58117\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":58119,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58117\/revisions\/58119"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58118"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58117"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58117"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}