DETROIT LAKES — Anthony Randal-Ashley Villebrun, 39, of rural Waubun, has been sentenced in Becker County District Court for felony transaction card fraud.
According to court records, on July 25, 2020, he and a female relative were involved in stealing a purse from a Menards employee and using the employee’s debit card to attempt to buy $720 worth of items at L&M Fleet.
The purchase was denied, but the victim got a phone alert while she was talking to a police officer about her stolen purse. Villebrun and his relative left before police arrived and were able to use the card to purchase over $430 worth of goods from two other retailers in Detroit Lakes. Witnesses and store video identified the two as being involved in using the stolen debit card.
On April 1, Becker County District Judge Jay Carlson sentenced Villebrun to 18 months in prison at St. Cloud and fined him $50 plus $200 in court fees.
