Terrell Eugene Davis

On June 16, 2026, officers located near the intersection of Freeway Blvd. And Shingle Creek Parkway in the County of Hennepin observed an individual, later identified as TERRELL EUGENE DAVIS [DOB REDACTED], Defendant herein, enter and cross a roadway against the instructions of a traffic signal. Defendant's crossing against the signal instructions impeded traffic and caused at least one vehicle to slow to almost a complete stop. An officer approached Defendant to stop him for the jaywalking violation.

Defendant ignored the officer and walked away from them. The officer instructed him to stop. He ignored the instruction and began to run away. The officer gave chase and ordered him to stop. He did not. Defendant fled to and through a nearby Travelodge hotel. The officer observed Defendant drop his wallet while he fled. Defendant was carrying an identifiable soda bottle. Officers lost sight of Defendant in the hotel. Officers eventually arrested Defendant outside of the hotel on a nearby bridge. Defendant no longer had the soda bottle.

Officers tracked Defendant's previous movements and viewed them though surveillance video. Near an exit of the hotel officers found the identifiable soda bottle Defendant had discarded. Near the bottle officers found packaging for Newport cigarettes. Surveillance video of the exit shows Defendant discarding an item consistent with that packaging while he was fleeing. Inside the Newport cigarettes packaging officers found five separate small packages of suspected narcotics, including one package containing 1.53 grams of field-tested positive methamphetamine.

Inside of Defendant's discarded wallet officers found 0.40 grams of field-tested positive methamphetamine. Defendant has previously been convicted of murder and prohibited person in possession ("PPIP"). See ••-CR-03-•••••• and ••-CR-17-••••. Defendant was placed on trial standby in Hennepin County matter ••-CR-23-•••••, a recent PPIP matter, on 6/15/2026. Complainant respectfully requests higher bail due to concerns for public safety and appearance at trial. Investigation is ongoing and further charges may be forthcoming.

Defendant is in custody in Hennepin County.