A man is accused of breaking into a Lino Lakes construction site late Sunday night after a neighbor reported hearing metal being cut inside the building.
The charges were filed this week after officers followed a single set of fresh shoe prints through the snow and found the suspect lying on the ground nearby.
According to the complaint, Eugene David Benshoof, 46, is charged with second-degree burglary, third-degree burglary and possession of burglary or theft tools after the Dec. 7 incident in Anoka County. A resident near 6590 12th Avenue called 911 around 9:55 p.m. after hearing clanking and cutting noises and what sounded like electric conduits dropping in the structure. The caller said they saw a man dressed in black walk through the east door.
Court records show Benshoof has a prior felony record. In Washington County, he was convicted in Aug. 2008 of second-degree burglary for a Dec. 27, 2007 offense. In Ramsey County, he was convicted in Aug. 2006 of fifth-degree drug possession for a Sept. 22, 2003 offense.
According to his jail booking record, Benshoof was arrested on Dec. 7, booked into jail the next day and released from custody on Dec. 10, 2025. He was held on the same three felony charges listed in the complaint and no bail amounts were recorded.
Authorities have not released additional information about the case.
