Jeffrey Raymond Donner, 40, of Menominee, was sentenced to concurrent terms of 2.5 years to 10 years for possession of methamphetamine and 2.5 years to 5 years in prison for third-degree home invasion. (Photo courtesy of the Menominee County Sheriff's Office)

MENOMINEE — A Menominee man described by Prosecutor Jeffrey T. Rogg as a “30-year career criminal” was sentenced Monday for breaking into a home and stealing rare coins, weapons and a Purple Heart medal, as well as possessing methamphetamine.

Jeffrey Raymond Donner, 40, of Menominee, has been sentenced to concurrent terms of 2.5 years to 10 years for possession of methamphetamine and 2.5 years to 5 years in prison for third-degree home invasion.

The charges stem from an Oct. 28, 2025, incident when Donner was caught by police while he was fleeing from a home in the 2100 block of 15th Ave in Menominee, according to court documents.

The home Donner invaded was temporarily vacant while its 69-year-old owner was undergoing treatment at a nursing home.

Among the items Donner stole were rare coins, cash saved for funeral expenses, weapons and a Purple Heart Medal earned by the homeowner’s father during his WWII service in Europe.

Menominee County 41st Circuit Court Judge Christopher S. Ninomiya delivered Donner’s sentence Monday, saying that “history has shown us you (Donner) make bad choices, and addiction doesn’t excuse the behavior. You took advantage of an elderly person in a nursing home, robbed in blind, a decorated military veteran and took a WWII Purple Heart.”

Prosecutor Rogg said, “Mr. Donner is a 30-year career criminal, including five felonies, 15 misdemeanors and a juvenile record since 1998. Preying upon a vulnerable senior citizen in the way he did is a new low for Mr. Donner and utterly despicable conduct.”

Rogg added, “Mr. Donner has been preying upon the citizens of Menominee for decades and has learned nothing from his prior jail and prison commitments. The only way the community can be safe from this significant predator is for him to be locked in a cell. Judge Ninomiya sent a strong message of deterrence with these prison sentences today.”

According to court documents, Donner plead guilty to the possession of methamphetamine and third-degree home invasion in March.

In exchange for Donner’s guilty plea, the prosecution dropped charges of delivering/manufacturing a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance/analogues and forging license documents/plates.

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Sophie Vogelmann can be reached at 906-786-2021 or svogelmann@dailypress.net.