Grand Forks man charged with 19 felonies in string of burglaries – Grand Forks Herald

GRAND FORKS – A Grand Forks man who was charged federally with armed robbery in October now faces an additional 20 felony counts of two counts of burglary and related offenses.

Ian Paul Kramchuck, 20, made his first appearance on Thursday morning, December 26, for his latest case, which includes 19 felonies and nine misdemeanors. The most serious charge is Class B theft between $10,000 and $50,000. The maximum penalty for the crime is 10 years in prison.

The affidavits filed in the case detail numerous thefts that Kramchuck allegedly committed over a period of months.

Various vehicles were illegally entered; Items stolen inside included cash, credit cards, gift cards, chargers, a bottle of prescription Adderall and a Glock 48. Additional reports of unsuccessful attempts to break into vehicles were received.

The most significant theft was a red 2012 F-150, the key to which was found during Kramchuck’s arrest, according to a probable cause affidavit filed in the case. A week later, the vehicle was found with several stolen items inside.

Kramchuck also allegedly broke into Deeks Pizza, the Hub Pub and the Toasted Frog. Court documents allege he damaged two cash registers and a door and stole $100 in cash from Deeks Pizza; he stole patrons’ credit cards and damaged two cash registers at the Hub Pub; and he stole cash, credit cards and a card reader from the Toasted Frog.

According to an affidavit, Kramchuck also attempted to break into Valley Dairy at 307 First Ave. S. to break in.

His remaining offenses in the case, filed Dec. 23, include 18 Class C felonies: theft of keys; theft between $1,000 and $10,000; theft-possession of a credit device; two counts of attempted burglary; two counts of attempting to unlawfully enter a vehicle to commit a felony; two counts of theft of credit equipment; two counts of theft of firearms, ammunition or explosives/destructive devices; three counts of burglary; and four counts of unlawfully entering a vehicle to commit a felony.

The misdemeanors include two Class A misdemeanors – trespassing and attempted trespassing – and seven Class B misdemeanors: three counts of theft under $500 and four counts of intentional damage to property.

The preliminary hearing in the case is scheduled for February 3 at 9 a.m.

In another case filed back in August, Kramchuck is charged with Class C burglary alone for an alleged break-in at First National Pawn. Camera footage from the crime scene allowed law enforcement to identify the suspect as Kramchuck when he was arrested for a separate crime the same day.

For the separate crime – an armed robbery at a local gas station – Kramchuck was charged at the state level, but the case was later dismissed when he was charged federally with robbery under the Hobbs Act.

The essential element of a Hobbs Act robbery is that the theft must be committed against a corporation engaged in interstate commerce and must be committed against the will of its employees through actual and threatened force, violence, and fear of injury. Establishing federal jurisdiction over corporate robbery cases is generally straightforward. When firearms are involved, a case often becomes a higher priority for federal law enforcement.