The following is based on your complainant’s review of the reports of other officers and your complainant’s own investigation: On June 13, 2026, at about 9:30pm, Roseville Police responded observed a Dodge Durango traveling southbound on Rice St. Near Highway 36, Roseville, Ramsey County. The vehicle lacked a rear license plate. Something could be seen in the rear windshield, but the officer was unable to recognize it, even following closely with bright lights. The driver could also be seen to be repeatedly looking down at his lap, as if operating a cell phone.
A traffic stop was conducted on 36 just west of Rice. As the officer approached the Durango, he could see that the object in the rear windshield was a photograph of a temporary license plate that had been printed on paper. The driver was identified as the defendant, AHVONNE KENT ([DOB REDACTED]). A passenger was present as well. The defendant’s driver’s license was found to be revoked, and the Durango’s registration was expired. The Durango smelled strongly of marijuana. The defendant told the officer that a personal amount of marijuana was in the vehicle and began to open the center console to show it.
But he then quickly closed the center console and said that he had left it at home. While the center console was open, the officer had seen a small glass jar containing apparent marijuana residue. The officer asked whether the jar contained marijuana. The defendant responded no and pulled it out. The officer was then able to see a box of ammunition inside in the plain view. The occupants were directed to exit. The defendant was pat-searched then asked whether a weapon was in the Durango. He responded, “um, that’s my firearm.” He then said that a gun was in the backseat.
Under a sweatshirt on the rear seat of the Durango was a 9mm pistol. More boxes of ammunition, as well as improperly packaged marijuana, were in the vehicle as well. The defendant was taken into custody. In a Mirandized interview, he said that he lives in South Dakota and forgot that the gun was in the Durango. He also said that he had told his girlfriend that morning to put the gun in his house. He admitted to having been checking his phone while driving. He blamed the photo of the license plate on the dealer.
He declined to make any further statement. When informed that the defendant had been arrested, the passenger said that he (the passenger) knew about the gun and that it belonged to the defendant. The defendant lacks a permit to carry in Minnesota. The defendant's criminal record includes a 2022 conviction for Possession of Pistol without Permit in Public Place (Case No. ••-CR-21-••••).
