New Conviction For Rochester Man Sent to Prison in Shooting Case

Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News) - A Rochester man who was sentenced to prison last year for his conviction connected to a shooting has a new felony conviction on his criminal record.

Guilty Plea in Fraud Case

Olmsted County court records indicate that 20-year-old Izayah Frazier recently pleaded guilty to a felony charge of possession or sale of stolen or counterfeit checks. He was accused of a check fraud scheme that cost a local financial institution thousands of dollars.

Charged With Depositing Bogus Checks

The criminal complaint alleges that Frazier deposited six checks totaling nearly $6,000 into a recently created account at a Rochester credit union in February of last year. Security camera footage from the unnamed credit union showed Frazier withdrawing nearly $4,000 in cash from an ATM before the financial institution discovered that the deposited checks were fraudulent.

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Frazier was sentenced to 18 months in prison for the new conviction, but he received credit for 524 days spent in jail, largely offsetting the prison term.

Serving Time for Conviction Connected to Shooting

The Rochester man was sentenced last year to five years in prison after pleading guilty to illegal possession of a firearm after conviction for a crime of violence. The plea agreement led to the dismissal of a second-degree assault charge and a felony charge involving possession of a firearm without a serial number.

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Shots Fired Outside Rochester Apartment Complex

In that case, Rochester police responded to a shooting at a northwest Rochester apartment complex in May 2024. The criminal complaint indicates that Frazier did not fire any shots but was seen by a witness brandishing a firearm before multiple shots were fired at him during a confrontation outside an entrance to the apartment building.

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"Ghost Gun" Found During Search

During the investigation, Rochester police discovered a so-called “ghost gun” while searching Frazier’s residence in the apartment complex.

With credit for good behavior, the Minnesota Department of Corrections website lists late January 2028 as Frazier’s anticipated release date.