Bryan Wallace Burford

On February 21, 2026, at approximately 1:58 A.M., Wright County Deputy Gerads was on routine patrol when he observed a silver Volvo S60 MN #NMK726 traveling westbound on Oakwood Dr E near Highway 25 in the city of Monticello, Wright County, with a crack in the windshield directly in the line of sight of the driver. Dep. Gerads conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle at the I94 eastbound entrance ramp from Highway 25 and identified the driver as Bryan Wallace Burford, [DOB REDACTED], hereinafter the defendant.

Dep. Gerads found that the defendant had a felony warrant out of Hennepin County for felon in possession of a firearm or ammunition ($100,000 bail), and a revoked driving status in the state of Minnesota. He was placed under arrest for his warrant. While searching his person, Dep. Gerads located a black cloth pouch in the defendant’s pants pocket. Inside the pouch was a zip top bag with a white crystal- like substance inside which later field-tested positive for methamphetamine and weighed 3.51 grams.