A robbery scheme built around a teenager's cannabis sale ended with 17-year-old Tyson Goodsell shot to death inside his own car on a residential North Mankato street, and prosecutors say two more young men have now been charged for their roles in setting it up. Devon Bakke, 18, of Saint Peter, and Jaxon Sageng, 18, of Mankato, were charged Monday in Nicollet County District Court in connection with the May 23 homicide.
According to court documents cited by KEYC News, Ryan Wolner orchestrated a plan to rob Goodsell while the teen was selling THC cartridges. Prosecutors allege Wolner identified Goodsell as a target and asked Sageng to set him up, offering Sageng $100 to arrange the meeting. Reports differ on the value of the deal itself — KEYC reports prosecutors say Sageng texted Goodsell to arrange a $2,000 purchase of THC cartridges, pre-rolled cannabis cigarettes and cannabis flower, while Radio Mankato reports the robbery was allegedly staged during what appeared to be a legitimate sale of approximately $3,000 worth of THC cartridges.
Sageng told police that Wolner contacted him looking for someone to rob, and prosecutors allege Sageng agreed to arrange the meeting by contacting Goodsell, setting up the purchase, and letting Wolner use both his cellphone and his silver 2010 Chevrolet Impala so Goodsell would believe he was meeting Sageng rather than a stranger. The same account describes Wolner calling Sageng later that night to tell him Goodsell had been shot and was dead.
Gunfire in a Quiet North Mankato Neighborhood
Officers responded to a residential neighborhood in North Mankato at about 11:03 p.m. on May 23 after multiple reports of gunshots, according to the complaint referenced by MN Crime. They found a car that had rolled into a residence with Goodsell inside, doors locked and windows up, after witnesses reported seeing a silver Chevrolet Impala with a loud exhaust speeding away from the scene. Officers discovered Goodsell had suffered a gunshot wound to the head and he was transported to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Goodsell's mother told police he had just left her home and was supposed to meet a friend that night. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension processed the car and documented several bullet holes on the driver's side, with investigators noting multiple bullet holes in the windshield and hood that were consistent with rifle fire, per the same MN Crime account. An autopsy concluded the manner of death was homicide and the cause was a gunshot wound to the head, according to Southern Minnesota News.
Abandoned Impala Leads Investigators to Suspects
Police found Sageng's Impala abandoned near an apartment building in Saint Peter at 3:11 a.m. on May 24. Investigators linked a Ford Focus registered to Ahmed Fuad Mohamud, an associate of Sageng, to the Impala as part of piecing together who was involved, per the MN Crime report. Inside the abandoned car, investigators found one live round of rifle ammunition and one spent rifle casing.
Bakke's charges allege he had been storing Wolner's AR-style rifle, magazines and ammunition at his Saint Peter home for approximately two months before the shooting, according to the KEYC report. Radio Mankato adds that Bakke later drove Wolner and another suspect back to Mankato after the shooting, witnessed Wolner throw two cellphones from the vehicle along Highway 169, and later delivered the rifle back to Wolner.
Felony Charges and Possible Sentencing Exposure
Bakke faces six felony charges, including aiding an offender in connection with second-degree murder, aiding an offender in attempted first-degree aggravated robbery, conspiracy to commit aggravated robbery in the first degree, and aiding and abetting attempted aggravated robbery in the first degree, according to the same radiomankato.com report. Prosecutors allege the charges stem from Bakke helping plan the robbery, helping conceal evidence, and helping those involved avoid arrest after the shooting. Minnesota classifies homicide charges under three degrees; first-degree murder carries a mandatory life sentence, second-degree murder convictions carry presumptive sentences of 12 to 40 years under Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission ranges, and third-degree murder carries up to 25 years, per MN Crime.
Authorities say the investigation remains ongoing and that additional charges are possible, according to KEYC. Radio Mankato likewise reports that authorities described the case as still active after Bakke, Sageng and other suspects were charged in connection with Goodsell's death. Neither report addresses the case's ultimate disposition, and no further details on arrests, custody status or attorneys for the suspects were available.
