Jason Cole Hence

On October 31, 2025, officers observed a vehicle, without any rear lighting on Sumter Avenue North near 58th Avenue North, in the City of Crystal, County of Hennepin, State of Minnesota. Officers attempted to stop the vehicle, which was a 2008 Chrysler Sebring MN EZK553. The vehicle continued driving after officers activated the overhead lights of their squad vehicle, then ran a stop sign and began accelerating away. Officers pursued the vehicle and repeatedly directed the driver to stop the vehicle.

The pursuit continued, with the vehicle driving the wrong direction down Bass Lake Road and off road through Twin Oaks Park and Becker Park. Officers were eventually able to stop the vehicle with a PIT maneuver after the vehicle crashed into a power line, fire hydrant, and privacy fence. Officers identified the driver as Jason Cole Hence [DOB REDACTED]. Officers contacted the registered owner of MN EZK553, and learned that the vehicle had been stolen out of Brooklyn Center. Repair estimates for the fire hydrant, fence, power line, and other property damaged by Hence are still pending and the State may amend this complaint as new information becomes available.

Hence is currently in custody.