Police Raid YouTuber in Local Lego Reseller Feud

Ben Schneider, the YouTuber known as Reckless Ben, turned an Oregon dispute over a Star Wars Lego collection into a Utah court fight after he confronted people tied to Bricks & Minifigs in American Fork, police and court records show. The case now spans misdemeanor charges against Schneider, a civil lawsuit filed by Bricks & Minifigs, and a public defense of police conduct by American Fork Police Chief Cameron Paul. The underlying allegation is separate from the Utah arrests: Bryan Mansell, an Oregon man, says his family’s Lego collection was not returned or paid out after it was consigned to an Oregon Bricks & Minifigs store. Bricks & Minifigs has disputed Schneider’s theft claims and said the collection was lost while the Oregon store was under prior ownership. ### How did an Oregon Lego dispute end up with Utah police? Bryan Mansell’s collection was consigned to a Bricks & Minifigs franchise in Oregon, according to reporting by The Salt Lake Tribune, KSL and ABC4. Schneider said he got involved after hearing Mansell’s account and began posting videos alleging that Bricks & Minifigs had taken a collection he valued at more than $200,000. American Fork entered the story because Schneider traveled to Utah to confront people he believed were responsible after the Oregon store changed hands. (sltrib.com) KSL reported that Schneider went to the home of Josh Johnson, described in the report as one of the company’s owners, and said he was trying to serve papers and press for the return of the collection. Police were called multiple times between March 9 and March 12, Chief Paul said in a department video summarized by KSL. ### What, exactly, are police accusing Schneider of doing in Utah? Utah court records cited by The Salt Lake Tribune show Schneider faces misdemeanor charges of stalking, targeted residential picketing, disorderly conduct and criminal trespass. The charges stem from conduct in Utah, not from the original Oregon consignment dispute. KSL reported that Schneider’s videos show him placing banners over a Bricks & Minifigs sign, delivering an award for “most Legos stolen,” speaking with employees and repeatedly going to Johnson’s home. (ksl.com) Police said they were investigating alleged crimes reported in American Fork rather than the Oregon dispute over ownership of the Lego collection. ### Did police actually raid Schneider? (sltrib.com) KSL reported that body-camera footage shows American Fork police outside an Airbnb while serving a warrant, with Schneider and others staying there in handcuffs. That footage became part of the online backlash after Schneider published videos accusing the department of misconduct. The American Fork Police Department also posted a video statement addressing the case on its official YouTube channel. (ksl.com) In that release, Chief Paul said Schneider’s videos were “presented in a way that calls into question some of the actions of our department,” according to KSL’s account of the statement. ### What does Bricks & Minifigs say happened to the collection? (ksl.com) Bricks & Minifigs said in a lawsuit filed in Utah on May 27 that Schneider, Mansell and others coordinated a harassment and extortion campaign against franchise owners in Utah and Oregon, The Salt Lake Tribune reported. The company said the collection was lost while the Oregon store was owned by Chrystal Law and said Law may have sold the collection without paying Mansell. (ksl.com) The company also said it was “completely willing” to work toward making Mansell whole, while drawing a distinction between what it called a good-faith resolution and “a coordinated, viral extortion campaign,” according to the Tribune. ABC4 reported that Bricks & Minifigs disputes Schneider’s claim that it stole the collection, but agrees that Mansell’s family has not received money it says is owed. (sltrib.com) ### Where does the Oregon franchise owner fit in? Chrystal Law, the former owner of the Salem-area store, has made separate claims in Utah litigation against Bricks & Minifigs. The Salt Lake Tribune reported that Law alleges the company improperly removed her from the store, seized control of the business and changed the locks without prior notice or compensation. That dispute matters because Bricks & Minifigs has pointed to Law’s ownership period as the point when the collection was lost, while Law has accused the company of mishandling the takeover. (sltrib.com) The public record now contains competing accounts from Mansell, Schneider, Bricks & Minifigs and Law, with no final court finding yet resolving responsibility for the missing collection. ### What happens next? (sltrib.com) As of June 4, 2026, the next developments are likely to come from Utah’s Fourth District Court, where Bricks & Minifigs has sued Schneider and others, and from the misdemeanor case tied to Schneider’s March encounters in American Fork. Schneider has continued releasing videos on YouTube, while American Fork police have published their own public response and related material through official channels. (sltrib.com)