Earl Delexter Payne

That on April 27, 2026, at approximately 12:40 A.M., officers observed a male, subsequently identified as EARL DELEXTER PAYNE, hereby defendant, sleeping in Franklin Steele Park, located in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota. Officers' attention was drawn to defendant because the park closed at midnight. Officers approached defendant to advise him of the violation. Officers identified defendant and discovered he had an active felony DOC warrant. Officers arrested defendant on the warrant. During a search of defendant's person incident to arrest, officers located two baggies containing suspected controlled substances stuffed into one of defendant's socks.

Defendant was transported to jail on the warrant. The content of the baggies subsequently NIK tested positive for fentanyl and weighed 1.56 and.10 grams respectively. At present, defendant is in custody.