Jay Even Charles Mcgee

On February 25, 2026, at approximately 1:29 am, Wright County Deputy Thompson observed a vehicle traveling on US Highway 12 SW near Shoreline Dr in the City of Howard Lake, Wright County, Minnesota with a missing headlight. Deputy Thompson initiated a stop of the vehicle and identified the driver as Jay Even Charles McGee [DOB REDACTED] hereinafter defendant. During the stop, Deputy Thompson could smell an odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle. When inquired, Defendant stated there was marijuana in the vehicle and showed Deputy Thompson a marijuana grinder and stated there was additional marijuana on the passenger seat.

A vehicle search was conducted. On the passenger seat in a clear plastic baggie was a green leafy substance that field tested positive for 22 grams of marijuana not in proper packaging. Inside a backpack in the front passenger seat compartment, Deputy Thompson located a zip lock baggie that contained a mushroom like substance. The mushroom substance field tested positive for 13 grams of psilocybin mushrooms, a scheduled I controlled substance.