Lakeville Brothers Charged with Theft in Alleged Drug Deal

Two Lakeville brothers have been charged with theft after say they helped themselves to a $20 bill from a victim’s wallet last week as part of a drug deal.

Antonio Lee Turner, 22, and Daquan Turner, 21, are charged with felony theft, which carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.

According to the criminal complaints, the victim told police that the brothers had asked him, “You want to do this the easy way or the hard way?” before taking a $20 bill from his wallet just before 11 p.m. Friday around 172nd Street and Kenyon Avenue.

The victim told police he could identify the suspects if he saw them again, and he was taken to a location where the Turners had been stopped. The victim identified Daquan Turner as the man who asked him the question and took the money from him, and Antonio Turner as the “lookout.”

The victim initially told police that he had met with the Turners to buy alcohol for him because he is underage; however, he admitted later that he met with them so he could sell them marijuana.Police found marijuana in a container matching the description provided by the victim, according to the complaint.

Employees at a nearby store told police that the two had bought cigarettes that evening using a $20 bill.

Daquan Turner told police that he and his brother planned to meet the victim to buy $20 worth of marijuana, and that they completed the deal. He said he realized later that he needed more “blunts,” so he returned to the store and made a second purchase, but he denied taking money or drugs from the victim or making any threats.

Antonio Turner also told police that he and his brother planned to buy marijuana from the victim, but he wouldn’t say whether the sale was completed. He said, “I think my brother took the 20 dollars.”

Antonio Turner later admitted that the victim had given his brother the marijuana, that they hadn’t paid for it and that his brother grabbed the victim’s wallet and took out $20, then went into the store.

Both men remained in the Dakota County Jail Tuesday, Antonio Turner on a $35,000 bond and Daquan Turner on a $50,000 bond. Both have omnibus hearings scheduled Oct. 31 in Dakota County District Court in Hastings.