Mario Kareem Newell

On November 2, 2025, at 10:26 P.M., Richfield Police Officer Nicholas Mace was on patrol in the City of Richfield, Hennepin County, when he observed a person riding a bicycle without a front affixed luminated light at night. Due to the officer’s observations, the officer initiated a traffic stop. The officer spoke with the rider who originally identified himself as Denardo Jermaine Newell, but later advised his name was Mario Kareem Newell, hereinafter referred to as the defendant. Routine checks on the defendant showed he had an active warrant out of Hennepin County for 5th Degree Drugs.

The defendant was placed under arrest. Before searching the defendant, the defendant advised he had a small bag of drugs in his front right pocket. The officer located the bag, which contained a crystal‐like substance, suspected to be methamphetamine. The substance weighed 0.86 grams and field tested positive for methamphetamine.