Jesse Lee Vanhorn

On April 3, 2025, an officer with the Blaine Police Department was on patrol when they observed a vehicle with an obstructed license plate. The officer also noted that the passenger was not wearing a seat belt. A traffic stop was conducted in the area of Pheasant Ridge Drive NE and Lexington Avenue NE, city of Blaine, county of Anoka. Officers made contact with the driver, identified as JESSE LEE VANHORN [DOB REDACTED] "Defendant" herein, and the passenger, AMANDA LYNN JASKIERNY [DOB REDACTED], "Co-Defendant" herein.

Defendant had droopy eyelids, avoided eye contact with law enforcement, and was not able to provide proof of insurance. Co-Defendant was not wearing her seatbelt, had bloodshot eyes and was unable to remain still and kept moving her head and upper body around. A blue rubber tube, consistent with those used to ingest narcotics, was near Co-Defendant's feet. Defendant was asked to step out of the vehicle to remove the tow strap that was blocking the license plate. Due to her unpredictable movements, Co-Defendant was also asked to step out of the vehicle.

As she did so, law enforcement observed a clear baggie containing a substance that appeared to be methamphetamine by her feet. The vehicle was searched, and in the middle console within reach of both the driver and the passenger, law enforcement located a glass bubble smoking pipe containing a small crystal. Next to the pipe was a clear glass container that contained a crystal substance. The Midwest Regional Forensic Laboratory later confirmed the substance from the baggie by Co-Defendant's feet contained.021 grams of methamphetamine and the substance inside the clear glass tube in the center console contained 3.006 grams of methamphetamine.