Rosemount Man Charged with Residential Burglary in West Metro

Two men, one from Rosemount and one from Hopkins, are charged with breaking into an Eden Prairie garage last week and fleeing when the homeowner found one of them standing beside his car, holding a knife.

Nicholas William Hansen, 30, of Rosemount, and Adam Michael Harris, 27, of Hopkins, each are charged with first-degree burglary, a felony with a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $35,000 fine.

Harris and Hansen both remain in the Hennepin County Jail, Harris on a $5,000 bond and Hansen on a $25,000 bond. Omnibus hearings for both men are scheduled July 16 in Hennepin County District Court.

According to the criminal complaints, signed by Eden Prairie Police Detective Kyle Duchschere, police were called to a residential burglary in Eden Prairie on June 12.

The resident told officers that he entered his garage that morning to leave for work and found a man—later identified as Hansen—standing beside his car. The man said Hansen was holding a knife and appeared to be using it to try to break into the car, according to the complaint.

The man said he screamed at Hansen, who ran, dropping the knife in a neighboring driveway and jumping into a waiting vehicle, according to the complaints.

Police found the suspects’ car and arrested Harris, who was driving the car. Hansen ran but was arrested nearby, the complaints say.

The resident identified Hansen as the man who had been standing in his garage, according to the complaints.

Harris allegedly told police that he had been driving Hansen around, but he denied doing anything wrong. Hansen allegedly admitted that he had been in the victim’s driveway, but said he hadn’t entered the garage, according to Duchschere’s accounts.

Hansen’s criminal record includes a 2005 conviction for attempted first-degree burglary and a 2006 conviction for check forgery.