Chasity Tierra Baisten

Early in the morning on May 23, 2026, St. Paul Officers were dispatched to [ADDRESS REDACTED] (the Church of Scientology) downtown Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota on a complaint that 4-5 individuals were trespassing and being loud. When they arrived, officers found the defendant, Chasity Baisten, [DOB REDACTED] and two others on the steps outside the building. An orange "No Trespassing" sign was visible on the front doors of the building. Officers discovered that Bastian had multiple warrants for three felony cases that are pending sentencing in Ramsey County Mental Health Court.

Bastien was arrested and transported to the jail. Within minutes of being placed in a holding cell, she slipped her handcuffs and was observed on jail surveillance smoking an unknown substance. Bastien concealed the smoking device and related items within an internal body cavity. She was subsequently transported to the hospital, where imaging confirmed the presence of a concealed pipe. After medical staff confirmed the items’ location, Bastien was returned to the jail. She could not be booked until the contraband was removed.

Officers uncuffed her and placed her in a holding cell to allow her an opportunity to voluntarily remove the items. Bastien ultimately removed a pipe and a torch lighter from her body and attempted to use them again Bastien physically resisted efforts to restrain her and recover the contraband. They ultimately gained control of her, and retrieved both the pipe, which contained a suspected controlled substance, and a torch lighter. The pipe's contents weighed.05g and a presumptive test was positive for cocaine, a schedule II substance. (See, Minn.

Stat. § 152.02, subd. 3(b)(4)). Bastien has previously been convicted for violations of Minn. Stat. Chapter 152: she has a felony 5th Degree Controlled Substance Possession conviction from October 18, 2016 and another from April 11, 2017. Bastien is currently in custody following her conditional release revocation in ••-CR-••-••••, 62- CR-25-8361 and ••-CR-••-••••. Given her noncompliance with court-ordered release conditions in multiple other matters, the state requests bail be set in this matter.