A Minneapolis man, identified as Tyrone Antwan Carter, Jr., faces serious federal charges for drug and firearms violations after law enforcement executed an arrest operation in late July, as reported by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Minnesota. The 28-year-old is indicted on counts including the intent to distribute fentanyl and illegal possession of a machine gun among other firearm-related offenses.

Details provided by court documents specify that after observing Carter in a north Minneapolis parking lot on July 29, 2024, officers initiated an arrest attempt, activating their emergency lights and blocking Carter's vehicle—a white Nissan Rogue—but Carter tried to evade causing officers to employ a pursuit intervention technique to halt his flight which was not only unauthorized but also a disregard for public safety; consequently, it resulted in his apprehension and the discovery of fentanyl and an illicit firearm. According to the documents, officers found a fully loaded Glock 26 9mm with a conversion device turning it effectively into a machine gun and an extended magazine on the vehicle's floorboard, in addition to a cache of fentanyl and paraphernalia stashed in a baby bag located in the trunk.

The specific charges laid against Carter are possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, being a felon in possession of a firearm, possession of a machine gun, and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime. Currently, Carter has been ordered to remain detained pending further court proceedings.

These charges stem from a coordinated investigation led by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Hennepin County Violent Offender Task Force, and the Minneapolis Police Department, reflecting a collaborative effort to target drug trafficking and related violent crimes in the community. Assistant U.S. Attorney David Classen is assigned to prosecute the case against Carter, who under the law is presumed innocent until proven guilty.