Jaylen Jawane Johnson

On February 12, 2026, at approximately 8:50 P.M., officers responded to 41XX for the reports of people in wearing black clothing and ski masks pointing guns. Officers arrived and one of the persons took off running. He was eventually apprehended and identified as Jaylen Jawane Johnson, hereafter defendant. Defendant had run through a public alley, and then along a fenceline, and officers searched the area where he had been running and located a P80 semi-auto pistol. Officers had also heard a loud clanking sound as defendant ran from them.

The firearm was swabbed for DNA and found to contain the defendant's DNA. The defendant has a prior conviction for carrying a pistol without a permit from case no. ••-CR-••-••••, entered on 11-24-25 in Hennepin County. The State is requesting a warrant to issue for the defendant's arrest.