Federal authorities have filed robbery charges against a second man in connection with the August stickup of a Minnesota State Fair craft beer exhibit.

Jordan Strickland, 23, of St. Paul, was charged Tuesday in U.S. District Court with interfering with commerce and using a gun in a crime of violence. Authorities arrested Strickland on Monday night in Minneapolis.

Authorities think Strickland teamed with Antonio Washington, 20, also of St. Paul, and two other men to rob the Minnesota Craft Brewers Exhibit in the fair's Agriculture Horticulture Building the night of Aug. 29. Washington was charged with armed robbery last month in connection with the incident.

According to the affidavit by FBI special agent Julia Hunter that was filed with the charges:

The building was robbed about 11 p.m. when the exhibit was closed for the night. An employee was counting the day's proceeds in the office when a man, later identified as Washington, went in and pointed a gun at him and demanded the money.

When another employee arrived, Strickland, who was acting as a lookout, helped Washington bind the employees to chairs with duct tape. Washington and Strickland got away with $104,000, which made up the day's sales from the brewers exhibit and nearby wine exhibit.

On Aug. 30, Washington went to a St. Paul car dealership with another person and bought two cars for $6,000 in cash. On Sept. 4, Washington was stopped by police in Faribault. Officers recovered a .22-caliber revolver that matched the description of the gun used in the robbery.

On Sept. 12, investigators interviewed another man who was employed to work at the brewers exhibit. He admitted to authorities that he and another person saw an opportunity to rob the exhibit. He contacted Washington to carry out the robbery and identified Strickland as the accomplice. He said the four met up after the robbery and divided the money.

Officers arrested Washington on Sept. 17, at which point he confessed to the crime. He said he used some of the stolen cash to buy jewelry and clothes at the Mall of America. He also identified his accomplices.

The case is being handled by federal authorities because the robbery affected interstate commerce, officials have said. Thousands of customers who purchased beer at the exhibit were from out of state and an out-of-state company insured the beer exhibit.

Nicole Norfleet • 612-710-5367