The left-wing Guardian (of Globalism) reported:
A pro-Trump Republican candidate for Congress who is aiming to unseat Ilhan Omar in Minnesota has been charged with a felony after allegedly stealing from stores.
Danielle Stella was arrested twice this year in Minneapolis suburbs over allegations that she shoplifted items worth more than $2,300 from a Target and goods valued at $40 from a grocery store. She said she denied the allegations.
Stella, a 31-year-old special education teacher, was reported this week to be a supporter of the baseless “QAnon” conspiracy theory about Donald Trump battling a global cabal of elite liberal paedophiles.
This week Stella also described Minneapolis as “the crime capital of our country”. She has in the past complained that local police were “overworked and overburdened” and said that, if elected, she would work to reduce crime.
In a series of text messages, Stella said: “I am not guilty of these crimes. In this country I am innocent until proven guilty and that is the law.”
She added: “If I was guilty of crimes, I would never run for public office, putting myself in the public eye under a microscope to be attacked by all political sides.”
An attorney for Stella, Joshua London, declined to comment.
Stella is accused of stealing 279 items valued at $2,327.97 from a Target store in Edina, to the south-west of Minneapolis, on 8 January this year. She was arrested for the alleged theft after security staff called the police.
A criminal complaint filed to Hennepin county district court alleged Stella was seen leaving the store without paying for most of her haul, after “scanning only a few other items” that were valued at about $50.
Police and court records said a warrant was put out for Stella’s re-arrest for alleged contempt of court on 4 April, after she failed to show up for a court hearing.
Officers in nearby Bloomington then arrested Stella on 28 April after she was allegedly seen by security staff at a Cub Foods grocery store stealing a bottle of tick spray for cats, and placing other items “under her purse so that they could not be seen”.
When they checked her identification, police officers discovered the open warrant for Stella’s arrest over her failure to appear in court for the earlier alleged shoplifting, their incident report said.
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The report said Stella was arrested for alleged misdemeanour theft for taking “cat merchandise” and cat food valued at $40.46. She was issued with a citation and given a date to appear in court. It was not clear whether authorities would pursue the contempt of court allegation.
Stella seems to be anxious to have her day in court and prove her innocence. Here are some of her tweets:
Game on. I will not be silenced. I will not give in to threats, bullying, harassment, intimidation, scare tactics, hatred, smear campaigns, doxxing, labels, etc. This only fuels my passion to fight harder. I know my strength and resiliency. Soon, the Country will know this too. pic.twitter.com/5ViypICJ4q
— Danielle Stella (@2020MNCongress) July 27, 2019
I’m honored to receive so much hate & effort to derail my campaign. Now I know, more than ever, the #FakeNews media and twitter trolls are really scared of losing their terrorist supporting representative, @IlhanMN.
Motivated more than ever#BringTheHate #Stelle2020 #OmarMustGo pic.twitter.com/ZPKE8CqVdH
— Danielle Stella (@2020MNCongress) July 26, 2019
Absolute horrendous “reporting” by the fraud @jonswaine at the @GuardianUS . What you wrote was garbage, unethical, outright lies. You repeatedly called, texted with threats about posting a smear article, which you then proceeded to do. You are an #EnemyOfThePeople #FauxNews ?.
— Danielle Stella (@2020MNCongress) July 26, 2019
It’s interesting that you felt it was appropriate to threaten me with your smears and yet refused to talk to my staffers? @jonswaine You repeatedly called all day long, even when I said I was at work. You have destroyed your own credibility in an attempt to destroy mine.
— Danielle Stella (@2020MNCongress) July 26, 2019
All the death threats I’m getting and hate messages are on you @jonswaine . If anything happens to me- it is on YOU. Our President was right, about the “press” being an #EnemyOfThePeople I wonder if he has met you. I know I’m not the first you have launched lies about.
— Danielle Stella (@2020MNCongress) July 26, 2019
Your behavior is unethical and messed up. You decided to repeatedly call my cell phone and threaten to dox me. Why? Who does that? Not normal people. Not true journalists with integrity. This was really low, even for the left. @jonswaine #EnemyOfThePeople #FauxNews
— Danielle Stella (@2020MNCongress) July 26, 2019
Danielle Stella was on Infowars on July 23rd, 2019:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPS75EsOhEk