Jason Jeffery Soukup

On November 8, 2025, at 12:21 P.M. Sgt. Anderson stopped a vehicle traveling on County Road 8 NW near I-94 in Silver Creek Township, Wright County, Minnesota, with its right turn signal continuously activated without turning. The vehicle’s license tabs were obstructed. There was an item suspended from the rear-view mirror that impacted the driver’s vision. The driver was identified as Jason Jeffrey Soukup, [DOB REDACTED], defendant herein. Sgt. Anderson saw the passenger had an open container of alcohol in the vehicle.

Sgt. Anderson observed a case in the vehicle that he was familiar with as one used to store a glass bubble pipe used to smoke methamphetamine. Deputy Hecht came to the traffic stop with his K9 Norm who is certified in the detection of controlled substances. Deputy Hecht had Norm perform a drug sniff search of the vehicle during which Norm alerted indicating the presence of controlled substances. A search of the vehicle resulted in the recovery from the defendant’s backpack of 29.6 grams of a white crystal substance that field tested positive for methamphetamine.