On May 28, 2025, officers observed a vehicle that matched the description of a vehicle in a prior gun flashing incident. The vehicle was parked on 33rd Street East near Nicollet Avenue, in the City of Minneapolis, County of Hennepin, State of Minnesota. Officers had previously been informed that the driver of a black Hyundai Azera, MN PFD170, had displayed a firearm at a pedestrian. Officers observed that the vehicle was occupied by two individuals. Officers approached and identified the driver as Broc Dupree Lamart Seawright [DOB REDACTED] and the front passenger as Vanessa Corrine Bryant [DOB REDACTED]. Officers observed a bubble pipe that contained a white crystalline substance and a syringe that appeared to be loaded in an open purse on the front passenger floorboard.
Officers searched the vehicle and located a black Glock 43 in the lower part of the center console, and a baggie containing approximately 1.43 grams of a substance that field-tested positive for methamphetamine in the top part of the center console. Prior to being arrested, Seawright informed officers that he was a convicted felon, and officers confirmed that he is ineligible to possess firearms as a result of prior felony convictions, including third degree sale of cocaine from April 27, 2017, in court file number ••-CR-••-••••. Officers placed both Seawright and Bryant under arrest.
During intake at the jail, Seawright told officers that he had “an 8-ball” in his underwear. Officers recovered three baggies that contained 3.55 grams, 3.48 grams, and 0.49 grams of substances that field-tested positive for cocaine. The total weight of the cocaine was approximately 7.52 grams. Officers obtained warrants for DNA samples from both Seawright and Bryant. The baggie containing methamphetamine and the firearm were submitted to the BCA for testing, which indicated that both Seawright and Bryant’s DNA were present on the firearm and that Bryant’s DNA was on the baggie containing the methamphetamine.
The State respectfully requests that this complaint issue by warrant given the public safety risk posed by the firearm and narcotics involved in this case.
