Stolen Gymnast Statue Found in Apartment | Minneapolis News

Minneapolis News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 29, 2026 · 1m

A missing bronze statue of Olympic gymnast Suni Lee was found hidden in a closet during a police investigation into a shooting in St. Paul. Officers arrested 22-year-old Dashawn Caradine, who admitted the statue had been in his home for a month but claimed ignorance of how it got there. His mother, 44, said she’d found it discarded in bushes and brought it inside—she was reportedly watching her grandson when the incident unfolded. The statue, valued at $6,700, could land Caradine in trouble for receiving stolen property, with court set for Monday. Now, this art theft has become central to an…