AUSTIN, Minn. – An Austin woman pleaded guilty to burglary in the latest chapter of a convoluted case over a stimulus check. Amela Kazic, 31, was accused of joining Aldin Kazic, 30, of Austin, and Kaele Jean Sample, 25, of Hinckley, in stealing items from a house in response to Aldin Kazic’s stimulus check being stolen. In the burglary, as it was charged, someone in the house was punched in the face and $200 in tools stolen. The house was in the 600 block of 7th Avenue Southeast in September. Earlier Sample pleaded guilty. Aldin Kazic pleaded innocence.

Kaele Sample. Guilty plea.
Aldin Kazic. Not guilty.
Amela Kazic. Guilty plea.