Second Suspect Admits Role in Violent Rochester Home Invasion

Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News) - A second man has worked out a plea agreement involving a violent home invasion that occurred in Rochester on Mother’s Day.

Twenty-year-old Kane Lee Williams is among the four men accused of smashing through a sliding glass door into a northwest Rochester condominium and assaulting the occupant on the afternoon of May 11. According to the charges, the victim told police he was inside the bathroom of his home when he heard a “bang” on the sliding glass door and then saw the glass shatter as four intruders rushed inside.

Expensive Shoes and Cash Stolen

The man told police he was then assaulted by the intruders in an attack that was video-recorded by a juvenile girl. The criminal complaint against Williams says the victim reported that the intruders stole $3,000 in cash and a pair of shoes valued at around $1,800.

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Plea Agreement Reached

Williams was charged with three counts of aiding and abetting first-degree burglary, two counts of aiding and abetting felony theft, and a misdemeanor assault charge. Under the terms of his plea agreement, Williams entered guilty pleas Thursday to one of the first-degree burglary charges and the misdemeanor assault count.

He is scheduled to be sentenced in March and remains free on $40,000 conditional bail.

Earlier Guilty Plea

One of the other men charged in the case, 22-year-old Anthony Lamar Alexander, entered into a plea agreement last month and admitted to the same charges. He is scheduled to be sentenced in April.

The two other defendants are 19-year-old Brandon Lawson and 18-year-old Jamykeal Gill-Sanders. They are both currently scheduled to stand trial next year.