00:00To some, it might be considered the heist of the century, but the thieves didn't get away with
00:04sacks of cash or even precious gems. These thieves were after something even more valuable pound for
00:10pound, Pokemon cards. According to the Minnesota Star Tribune, two Minnesota men have now been
00:16charged with felony burglary after being caught for stealing thousands of packs of Pokemon trading
00:21cards. The heist occurred in February 2022, and the men apparently busted through the wall of
00:26the neighboring building to get into the Punch-Out gaming store. Once inside, they ended up
00:31absconding with what prosecutors say was around $250,000 worth of Pokemon cards. The two men who
00:37are now being charged are Dustin Anthony Witturn and Matthew James Kuypers Jr., and they reportedly
00:42had a buyer for the stolen goods before they ever even broke into the gaming store. Kuypers Jr. was
00:48arrested on separate charges just a couple of weeks after the burglary over a federal case involving
00:52the sale of meth. During interrogations related to that arrest, he reportedly admitted to the
00:58Pokemon card heist. They then picked up Witturn based on DNA evidence they found on a knife used
01:03to cut the drywall to get into the store. Authorities have yet to track down the missing Pokemon cards.
