Overview
- City operations officer Margaret Anderson Kelliher fired Adam Fetcher on July 1 after staff reported missing cash, debit cards, and unauthorized charges.
- Police say the alleged thefts happened in May and June, weeks after Fetcher returned from a nine-week, court-approved leave for substance use treatment.
- Store employees at a south Minneapolis tobacco shop identified and photographed a customer who used a coworker’s card, then gave his vehicle license plate to police.
- Authorities submitted a case file to the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office, which confirmed it is under review for possible charges that could meet felony thresholds based on the amounts reported.
- Kratom, the herbal product reported in a $481 purchase tied to the case, is legal in Minnesota and is often used to manage opioid withdrawal, raising workplace and treatment-related questions as the investigation continues.