Jeffrey Johnathon Casarez JR

On September 22, 2025, at approximately 5:44 P.M., police were dispatched to the alley of the 360 block of Winifred Street in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota. The caller reported that there was a nonresponsive male behind the wheel of a vehicle that was running and in reverse. The caller was unable to wake the person despite knocking on the window several times. Upon arrival, police located the vehicle and opened the doors. The driver, later identified as JEFFREY JOHNATHON CASAREZ, JR. – [DOB REDACTED], was passed out behind the wheel.

Police were able to wake CASAREZ and removed him from the vehicle. Police removed the crossbody bag CASAREZ had across his chest and monitored his health until medics arrived. CASAREZ kept slumping over and losing his balance, and his speech was slow and slurred. CASAREZ told police that he smoked fentanyl. Police discovered that CASAREZ’s driving status was revoked. In CASAREZ’s crossbody bag, police located a.22 caliber Phoenix Arms firearm with a loaded magazine. CASAREZ does not have a permit to carry a firearm.

In CASAREZ’s sweatshirt pocket, police located a small black container that contained suspected narcotics. Presumptive testing on the suspected narcotics recovered from CASAREZ’s sweatshirt yielded a positive result for fentanyl with a net weight of 2.59 grams. Pursuant to a search warrant, police obtained a blood sample from CASAREZ, which was submitted to the BCA for testing. The BCA determined that fentanyl and norfentanyl were present in CASAREZ’s blood. CASAREZ was convicted of DWI in Hennepin County District Court File No. ••-CR-••-•••• on October 9, 2015.