Jerry Jerome Baker JR

On May 14, 2026, at approximately 2:23 pm, using Milestone cameras, officers observed what appeared to be hand to hand drug transactions in the area of 21XX Lake Street in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota. One of the parties in the transactions was located in a vehicle on scene. Officers approached the vehicle involved in the transactions and found Jerry Jerome Baker, Jr., ([DOB redacted]), hereafter defendant, in the front passenger seat of the vehicle. Officers observed a bag of cannabis on the center console.

In front of defendant was a backpack that was searched and found to contain approximately 112 grams of a substance that officers believed to hallucinogenic mushrooms. The items will be sent to the BCA for testing. Defendant admitted the mushrooms were his and that he bought them to mix with chocolate. Defendant is in custody.