Burnsville Man Runs Afoul of Minneapolis Police—Allegedly Feigns Unconsciousness

A Burnsville man who was arrested last month in Minneapolis and charged with illegally possessing a gun has run afoul of Minneapolis police again, this time for leading them on a high-speed chase and feigning unconsciousness after he crashed his car.  

Wesley Rayvon Johnson, 20, was arrested Nov. 8 and charged with fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle, a felony with a maximum penalty of three years in prison and a $5,000 fine.

Minneapolis police were on routine patrol in the area of 21st Avenue and Fremont Avenue North just after 2 a.m. Nov. 8 when they heard gunfire, according to the criminal complaint. They spotted a car stopped at a stop sign, and watched the driver make a quick U-turn without signaling, then speed away.

Officers activated their emergency lights, and the car stopped at 26th Avenue and Humboldt Avenue North, then sped away again, with police in pursuit.

Police continued following the car for several blocks through residential neighborhoods and alleys. At the intersection of 33rd Avenue and Dupont Avenue North, the car began to fishtail, hit a parked car and came to a stop.

A front-seat passenger jumped out of the car and fled on foot. Police caught up with him and determined that he had active arrest warrants.

As police approached the stopped car, they saw the driver, identified as Johnson, slumped over the steering wheel, apparently unconscious. However, officers quickly determined that he was faking, and arrested him, according to the complaint.

Several other passengers in the car suffered injuries in the crash.

Johnson has been released from custody on a $20,000 bond. He is scheduled to make a first appearance on the latest charge Nov. 16 in Hennepin County District Court.