Burnsville Man Charged After Allegedly Pointing Replica Glock BB Gun at Juvenile
Published: August 14, 2026
BURNSVILLE, MINNESOTA - A 26-year-old Burnsville man with a history of violent firearm offenses is facing a new felony charge after prosecutors allege he pointed a BB gun resembling a Glock handgun at a juvenile Thursday afternoon, August 13, 2026, in the Rambush Estates neighborhood.
Jetzel Noel Rodriguez Andino, 26, was charged Friday, Aug. 14, in Dakota County District Court with one felony count of threats of violence involving a replica firearm or BB gun while acting in reckless disregard of the risk of causing terror. The charge stems from an incident reported around 3 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 13, in the area of Rambush Estates along Burnsville Parkway.
According to the criminal complaint, Burnsville police were dispatched to a residence for a weapons call and spoke with a juvenile male who reported that approximately one hour earlier, a man wearing red shorts, black shoes and blue headphones had pointed a gun at him. The juvenile's mother told officers she was standing in a doorway at the time and witnessed the man point the apparent firearm at her son, according to the complaint.
Police Identify Neighbor as Suspect
Investigators identified the man as Rodriguez Andino, who lived nearby, according to court documents. Police located Rodriguez Andino at his residence and arrested him. When officers asked whether there were weapons inside the home, Rodriguez Andino allegedly told them there was a BB gun inside.
According to prosecutors, while being transported to the police department, Rodriguez Andino asked officers whether he could go to jail over a BB gun. Following a Miranda warning, Rodriguez Andino allegedly admitted during an interview that he had been carrying his BB gun outside and on the road. The complaint describes the BB gun as looking similar to a Glock handgun.
Officers later executed a search warrant at Rodriguez Andino's residence and recovered the BB gun from his bedroom, according to the complaint. The complaint does not allege that the BB gun was fired during Thursday's incident.
Felony Charge Filed
Rodriguez Andino is charged under a section of Minnesota's threats-of-violence law addressing the threatening display, exhibition, brandishing or other use of a replica firearm or BB gun while acting in reckless disregard of the risk of causing terror in another person. The felony carries a maximum potential sentence of one year and one day in prison and/or a fine of up to $3,000, according to the complaint.
Prosecutors have also filed notice that the state intends to seek an aggravated sentence under Minnesota law on the basis that the alleged offense was committed in the presence of a child. An aggravated-sentence notice does not mean an enhanced sentence will ultimately be imposed. Rodriguez Andino is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in court.
Prosecutors Cite Prior Violent Convictions in Bail Request
At Rodriguez Andino's initial court appearance Friday, prosecutors sought bail of $100,000 without conditions or $80,000 with conditions. In arguing for the bail amount, the Dakota County Attorney's Office pointed to Rodriguez Andino's criminal history, including two cases in which prosecutors said he was certified as an adult despite his age at the time. According to the state's bail argument, one case stemmed from a December 2017 first-degree burglary.
Prosecutors said Rodriguez Andino entered a home occupied by a father and son whom he did not know while the two were watching television. The state's filing says Rodriguez Andino shot the family's dog in the head before firing five shots from a pistol at the father. Rodriguez Andino was ultimately convicted of first-degree burglary and sentenced to 44 months in prison, according to prosecutors.
The second case involved a drive-by shooting that prosecutors said occurred the day after the burglary. According to the state's filing, the victim in that case was acting as a middleman for a marijuana transaction when Rodriguez Andino pulled up and began shooting. Prosecutors said he fired approximately eight to 10 rounds, striking two vehicles and hitting the victim once. Rodriguez Andino was convicted of drive-by shooting in that case and sentenced to 36 months in prison.
Prosecutors emphasized that the weapon involved in Thursday's Burnsville case is alleged to have been a BB gun rather than a firearm but argued the allegations were particularly concerning in light of Rodriguez Andino's prior history of gun violence.
"While this case involves a BB gun, as opposed to a firearm, the conduct is extremely alarming given his violent criminal history," prosecutors wrote in their bail submission.
Ultimately, the judge set bail at $100,000 without conditions, or $60,000 with conditions. As of the writing of this story, Rodriguez Andino had not posted bail and remained in custody at the Dakota County Jail.
The allegations contained in a criminal complaint represent the prosecution's version of events and have not been proven in court. Rodriguez Andino is presumed innocent unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
Pictured: Jetzel Noel Rodriguez Andino. Photo provided by the Dakota County Jail.
Written By: Will Wight
