A Minneapolis man ran from Edina police, resisted arrest and was found with fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine and MDMA in his wallet and fanny pack on Sept. 5, according to the complaint.
The offenses are alleged to have occurred on or about Sept. 5. The complaint lists four felony counts: second-degree drug possession of six grams or more of fentanyl, which carries up to 25 years or a $500,000 fine or both; and three counts of fifth-degree drug possession, for methamphetamine, cocaine and MDMA, each of which carries up to five years or a $10,000 fine or both.
Oakley Charles Kagigebi, 36, is charged in a complaint filed Nov. 6 in Hennepin County District Court. The complaint asks for a warrant. Bail is set at $60,000.
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According to the complaint, officers with the Edina Police Department were on patrol on the 5400 block of France Avenue South when an officer recognized a man believed to be a suspect in a theft case from the day before. Officers approached the man, later identified as Kagigebi, identified themselves as police and said they wanted to speak with him about the theft. The theft is not part of the charges.
The complaint says Kagigebi ran north on foot into a backyard and caused damage as he left it. Officers stopped him, but he did not cooperate, attempted to crawl away and hid his hands from officers. After officers handcuffed him, they searched him for weapons and found a fanny pack. The complaint says he twisted his body away and tried to run through a gate, but officers subdued him and removed the fanny pack.
Officers then noticed that one officer had a cut on the bottom of the right hand that had not been there before. Kagigebi struggled again as officers brought him to a squad vehicle. Officers took him to the ground a second time.
The complaint says officers learned he had a full extradition warrant from Wisconsin for a parole violation related to narcotics. Officers recovered suspected narcotics from his wallet and from the fanny pack. The substances were sent to the BCA for testing.
The BCA found fentanyl in five items, the largest weighing 6.730 grams and another 3.767 grams. It also found 0.336 grams of methamphetamine, 0.491 grams of cocaine and 0.509 grams of MDMA.
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Jurisdictional Context
Hennepin County is Minnesota’s most populous jurisdiction. The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office handles felony prosecutions across Minneapolis and 44 other cities; the Fourth Judicial District presides over felony arraignments and trials at the Hennepin County Government Center in downtown Minneapolis.
