According to court documents, from at least August 2020 through November 2020, the two conspired with others to steal mail and packages from post offices, apartment complexes and mailboxes.
Sonny Vang Xiong, 32, of Maplewood, and Davis Her, 36, of St. Paul, each pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit theft of mail. Her also pleaded guilty to one count of illegally possessing a firearm. Xiong was sentenced to three years and Her got six and a half years in prison.
According to court documents, from at least August 2020 through November 2020, Xiong and Her conspired with others to steal mail and packages from post offices, apartment complexes and mailboxes.
The men broke into the Roseville Post Office and stole keys that gained them access to mail depositories and mail box units. They stole hundreds of items, including four U.S. passports, credit cards, birth certificates and checks.
They broke into an apartment complex in Coon Rapids and stole vehicles from the parking garage. They broke into a storage unit in Brooklyn Park and stole packages bound for Cottage Grove. They also stole 195 packages from the Cottage Grove Post Office.