Grand Forks man faces 19 felony charges for string of burglaries

Dec. 27—GRAND FORKS — A Grand Forks man, charged in October with federal armed robbery, now faces an additional 20 felony charges across two cases for burglary and related crimes.

Ian Paul Kramchuck, 20, had an initial appearance Thursday morning, Dec. 26, for his newest case, which includes 19 felonies and nine misdemeanors. The most severe charge is Class B felony theft between $10,000 and $50,000. The maximum sentence for the crime is 10 years in prison.

Affidavits filed in the case detail numerous thefts alleged to have been committed by Kramchuck over a months-long period.

Various vehicles were entered unlawfully; items stolen from inside them included cash, credit cards, gift cards, chargers, a bottle of prescription Adderall and a Glock 48. Additional reports came in for unsuccessful attempts to break into vehicles.

The most significant theft was a 2012 red F-150, the key to which was found on Kramchuck when he was arrested, according to an affidavit of probable cause filed in the case. The vehicle was found a week later, with a number of stolen items inside.

Kramchuck also allegedly burglarized Deeks Pizza, the Hub Pub and the Toasted Frog. Court documents allege that he damaged two tills 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.

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

His remaining felony charges in this case, which was filed Dec. 23, include 18 Class C felonies: key theft; theft between $1,000 and $10,000; theft-possession of a credit device; two counts of attempted burglary; two counts of attempted unlawful entry into a vehicle to commit a crime; two counts of credit device theft; two counts of firearm, ammunition or explosive/destructive device theft; three counts of burglary; and four counts of unlawful entry into a vehicle to commit a crime.

The misdemeanor crimes include two Class A misdemeanors — criminal trespass and attempted criminal trespass — as well as seven Class B misdemeanors: three counts of theft under $500 and four counts of criminal mischief causing willful damage.

This case’s preliminary hearing is scheduled for 9 a.m. Feb. 3.

In another case, filed back in August, Kramchuck is charged with a sole count of Class C felony burglary for allegedly breaking into First National Pawn. Camera footage from the scene allowed law enforcement to identify the suspect as Kramchuck when he was arrested for a separate crime that 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 Hobbs Act robbery.

The essential element of a Hobbs Act robbery is that the theft must be committed against a business entity that is engaged in interstate commerce, and be done against the will of its employees by actual and threatened force, violence and fear of injury. Establishing federal jurisdiction for robberies that take place within businesses is generally easy; when firearms are involved, a case often becomes a higher priority for federal prosecution.

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