A 42-year-old Renville man is accused of having about 120 grams of methamphetamine hidden under a vehicle seat during a stop on Interstate 94 in Wright County, according to the complaint.
The offenses are alleged to have occurred on or about Nov. 6, 2026. The complaint lists two felony counts: first-degree drug sale of 17 grams or more of cocaine or meth within a 90-day period and first-degree possession of 50 grams or more of cocaine or meth. Each carries up to 40 years in prison or a $1 million fine or both, with a mandatory minimum of 65 months or the presumptive sentence under state guidelines, whichever is greater.
Jeremiah Judson Malvin, 42, is charged in Wright County District Court in a complaint filed Nov. 9.
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According to the complaint, the CEE-VI Drug Task Force was investigating Malvin and had put a tracker on a vehicle linked to him. The task force saw the vehicle go to an area the DEA calls a high intensity drug trafficking area, then got a search warrant for the vehicle and for Malvin.
A sergeant stopped the vehicle at about 2:24 a.m. on Nov. 6 in Silver Creek Township. Malvin was in the front passenger seat. A black bag on the floor near him held $2,170 in cash, a digital scale and numerous plastic baggies, the complaint says.
Under the seat he was sitting on, officers found a black magnetic box with two plastic bags of a white substance recognized as methamphetamine. The bags weighed 120.2 grams together. Malvin also had $330 in cash on him. Based on training and experience, it appeared he had the meth to sell, the complaint says.
