Rochester police and sheriff arrest individuals in separate criminal incidents

Two separate criminal incidents occurred in Rochester, Minnesota, resulting in arrests.

In the first incident, law enforcement responded to a report of forklift tampering at a business on Marion Road SE. During the investigation, deputies discovered a motorcycle on the property that had been reported stolen from Mower County. Logan Nathaniel Johnson, 29, was observed on camera at the business and subsequently attempted to flee from a deputy before being apprehended. Johnson faces charges related to the motorcycle theft and two active arrest warrants.

In a second incident at the Gables Recovery House, 21-year-old Taylor Aaliyah Stoopes was arrested following a confrontation involving a knife. According to criminal complaints, Stoopes allegedly threatened to kill a staff member with a butter knife and attempted to rob another woman of her phone and work keys. Stoopes has been arraigned on multiple felony and misdemeanor charges, including felony terroristic threats and simple robbery, with bail set at $20,000.