The Free Press
MANKATO — A Mankato man has been sentenced in Blue Earth County after being convicted of receiving stolen trading cards, the latest in a series of theft and burglary cases spanning three counties.
Alex David Olson, 26, was convicted Feb. 11 in Blue Earth County District Court of felony receiving stolen property and sentenced to 1½ years in prison. The sentence was stayed for three years, and he was placed on supervised probation monitored by Blue Earth County Probation. A theft charge filed in the case was dismissed.
The Blue Earth County case stemmed from a report in February 2025 where a Mankato business owner reported a theft of trading cards valued at more than $3,800. Police responded to an address matching Bunk’s Card Corner. The store owner was reportedly familiar with Olson from a previous theft and an investigation indicated Olson had been selling the cards online. Officers located him and recovered more than $3,800 worth of cards from his vehicle and residence.
Olson’s conviction is the latest of three across southern Minnesota.
In Waseca County, Olson was previously convicted of felony theft for taking and using property without consent in a residential burglary in which about $12,000 worth of items were stolen, including a firearm, crossbow and two car generators. He was sentenced to 15 months in prison and ordered to serve 16 days in the Waseca County Jail with credit for time served. He remains on supervised probation in that case until June 2028. Charges of second-degree burglary and receiving stolen property were dismissed as part of a plea agreement.
In Le Sueur County, Olson was convicted Sept. 16, 2025, of receiving stolen property and placed on supervised probation monitored by Le Sueur County Probation. Charges of third-degree burglary and theft were dismissed in that case.