FREEBORN COUNTY, Minn. – DNA has led to the arrest of a man suspected of ransacking a house in the summer of 2020. Shannon Lee, 51, is facing a charge of second-degree burglary stemming from an incident at a home off Highway 13 in Freeborn County where the homeowner reported several items had been stolen, including a TV, art work, an antique typewriter, and John Deer collectibles. A Newport cigarette butt and empty water bottles were found at the house and the DNA profile matched that of Lee’s from the Minnesota Convicted Offender DNA Database.
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