Man pleads guilty in Truffle Hill Chocolate Shop burglary
EXCELSIOR, Minn. -- One of the two men charged with ransacking a chocolate shop out of boredom pleaded guilty to burglary in court Monday.
Twenty-year-old Alexander Running pleaded guilty to one count of third-degree burglary, per court records. He will be sentenced July 31.
The burglary of Truffle Hill Chocolate Shop in Excelsior last November cost the owners $24,000 in damages and led to a meltdown in chocolate production around the holiday season.
Last month, Karsten Luttschwager pleaded not guilty to third-degree burglary and first-degree damage to property, according to court records. His trial is scheduled to begin July 24.
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