Otago Deangles Richardson

On May 5, 2026, Brooklyn Center Police Department Officers were on patrol in the area of 69th Avenue North and Drew Avenue North in Brooklyn Center, Hennepin County, Minnesota, when they stopped a red Impala at that location after observing the Impala speeding. In approaching the Impala, officer(s) observed the odor of what appeared to be marijuana when they made contact with the driver of the vehicle. The driver of the vehicle was later identified as Otago Deangles Richardson [DOB REDACTED], "Defendant" herein.

The officer(s) asked Defendant for his driver's license and proof of insurance, which Defendant was unable to produce. Defendant was found to have a suspended driver's license. Due to the vehicle being stopped in a no-parking area and in an area with a high flow of traffic, officer(s) determined the vehicle would be towed. In inventorying the vehicle, officer(s) located suspected narcotics inside a backpack on the rear passenger's side of the vehicle. The suspected narcotics in the backpack included a green leafy substance similar to marijuana in addition to multiple baggies containing a white powdery substance, suspected to be cocaine.

In searching the vehicle, a scale was also located in addition to multiple quantities of suspected marijuana. The three baggies containing the white powdery substance recovered from the backpack each field-tested positive as cocaine and weighed separately for a total weight of approximately 15.16 grams (without packaging). Seven bags of suspected marijuana were also recovered, which weighed approximately 171.21 grams. In a post-Miranda statement, Defendant noted that the potential narcotics that were found in the vehicle were his and no one else's. Defendant noted the backpack was his and that the suspected drugs in the vehicle were all his.

Defendant also noted that he uses the narcotics himself and gives them out to family as gifts. Defendant is currently in custody.