On February 8, 2026, around 1:33 P.M., law enforcement was dispatched to a suspicious vehicle, a white Ford Taurus, parked in the middle of the street in front of a residence around the 5800 block of Tennison Drive NE, Fridley, Anoka County. The reporting party stated the driver was a male with a red hoody and black jacket and was acting strange: bobbing hit head and biting his nails in the driver seat. Law enforcement later identified the driver as Xavier Corey Johnson [DOB REDACTED], defendant herein.
There was a passenger in the vehicle who was identified with the initials M. I. There were no license plates on the vehicle. Defendant stated that there were no plates on the vehicle because he had trouble with the screws for them. Defendant could not provide an answer as to why he was parked in the middle of the street. The VIN on the dash of the vehicle was covered in orange/red spray paint. Law enforcement asked Defendant to step out of the vehicle. Defendant rolled up his window and attempted to start the vehicle with a screwdriver.
Law enforcement told Defendant to step out of the vehicle or the windows would be broken to remove him from the vehicle. Defendant refused to exit the vehicle and was still attempting to start the vehicle. Law enforcement broke the driver’s side window and Defendant opened his door, hitting the officer with the door. Law enforcement attempted to detain Defendant, but Defendant shoved past law enforcement and started running. Defendant eventually tripped and fell to the ground. Defendant was detained and arrested.
Defendant gave law enforcement the name of Corey James Diamond [DOB REDACTED] as his name. There were no hits for that name. Defendant then gave the name of Corey Alexander Diamond [DOB REDACTED], which is a real person in California. While trying to identify Defendant, law enforcement noted signs of impairment on Defendant, which included the following: Defendant had a hard time keeping his eyes open, had slurred speech, was unable to sit up straight, had poor balance, and had trouble remembering things told to him.
Defendant admitted to law enforcement that he took fentanyl that day and that he was high. Law enforcement transported Defendant to the hospital where they also executed a warrant for Defendant’s blood. Results are pending. Law enforcement checked the inside driver’s side door of the vehicle for a viable VIN and ran it through their database. The vehicle came back stolen out of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, on January 31, 2026, and had a KOPS alert out of Prior Lake, Scott County, for fleeing police.
The ignition of the vehicle was punched, and no keys were found in the vehicle or on either the driver or passenger. The registered owner was determined to be J. P., who reported the vehicle stolen. Defendant had a felony department-of-corrections warrant for a release violation from January 30, 2026, for a first-degree burglary case.
