Hanad Ahmed Ali

That on May 9, 2026, at approximately 9:24 P.M. Deputy A.M. Was on routine patrol when he stopped a Ford Escape, Minnesota license REK919, being driven by an individual later identified as Ali Hanad Ahmed and Defendant herein, that had expired registration and was being driven with no headlights on. The Deputy saw Defendant turn his vehicle southbound onto Huron Blvd in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, prior to the traffic stop. Deputy A.M. Approached the vehicle and observed that the passenger had a THC vape and small jar with marijuana cigar blunt in his possession.

The deputy spoke with Defendant about the reason for the traffic stop and Defendant acknowledged that he knew that the vehicle he was driving had expired registration. Deputies found that Defendant’s passenger had a gun on his person and did not have a permit to carry. Deputy R. Searched Defendant’s vehicle and found a cross- body bag under the driver’s seat where Defendant had been sitting that contained a magazine with bullets loaded and a black pistol, a Canik TP9SF Elite. Checks revealed that neither Defendant nor his passenger had a permit to carry a pistol.

Deputies had placed Defendant in a squad and while there, Defendant made an unprompted spontaneous statement stating, “You know the gun is in my name right.