Leonard Correy Mitchell

On July 12, 2023, Minnesota State Patrol Officers stopped a vehicle in the area of I-94 West, Minneapolis after observing the vehicle traveling approximately 70 mph in a 55 mph zone and weaving over the lane lines. Officers identified the driver as LEONARD CORREY MITCHELL, Defendant herein. While the Defendant was retrieving his driver's license, Officers observed him attempting to tuck something in between the passenger seat and center console near the passenger seat belt buckle. Officers observed the Defendant to have white powder under his nose and was jittery, stuttering, and had bloodshot and watery eyes.

Officers asked the Defendant to exit the vehicle to perform Standardized Field Sobriety Tests and walked to other side of the vehicle where they observed a plastic bag with suspected narcotics inside. Inside the bag was 38 individually wrapped baggies that weighed approximately 0.22 grams each. The baggie was tested by the BCA and contained 10.902 grams of cocaine. The Defendant is currently out of custody.