Derrick Lamont Howard

On May 1, 2026, the Hennepin County Sherriff's Office executed a search warrant at [ADDRESS REDACTED] N, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota. Officers encountered DERRICK LAMONT HOWARD, ([DOB REDACTED]), DEFENDANT herein, in the upper level. Mail addressed to the DEFENDANT was recovered from the upstairs bedroom. Officers searched the upstairs bedroom and recovered five firearms: 1).22 cal handgun, Browning Arms with serial number 231410 from garbage can in upstairs bedroom next to bed 2) Davis industries.38 special with serial number DO88126 from upstairs bedroom drawer 3) Taurus P-22.22 cal with serial number 121042 from black bag under bed in upstairs bedroom 4) EAA (European American Armory) Witness.40 cal with serial number EA80434 from next to bed in upstairs bedroom 5) Bushmaster rifle XM15-E25.223 cal with serial number BFI410832 from under bed in upstairs bedroom The EAA (European American Armory) Witness.40 cal with serial number EA80434 was reported stolen out of LeSuer County on 12/29/2023. The Bushmaster rifle XM15-E25.223 cal with serial number BFI410832 was reported stolen out of St. Croix County on 7/5/2003. The DEFENDANT was convicted of domestic assault, a crime of violence, under Minn.

Stat. 609.2242 on December 14, 2005, in Court File No. ••-CR-••-••••. Due to this conviction, the DEFENDANT is ineligible to possess firearms. Officers recovered field tested positive cocaine from a black box next to the door and the garbage in next to bed in the upstairs bedroom. In total, officers recovered 93.02 grams of cocaine. Officers recovered field tested positive methamphetamine from a black box next to the door in the upstairs bedroom and from a plastic container in the basement closet in a cooler.

In total, officers recovered 311.7 grams of methamphetamine. Officers recovered field tested positive heroin from a black box next to the door in the upstairs bedroom. In total, officers recovered 26.3 grams of heroin. In a post-Miranda statement, the DEFENDANT admitted that he was the sole occupant of the upstairs bedroom. The DEFENDANT admitted that the cocaine was his and that he sells cocaine to make enough money to make ends meet. The DEFENDANT admitted that he purchased the firearms from random people at the barber shop.

The DEFENDANT indicated that he tried to obtain a firearm permit but was denied due to a past conviction. The DEFENDANT admitted that the methamphetamine found in the basement was his. The DEFENDANT is currently in custody.