St. Paul Police Employee Tasked With Building Trust Fired After Meth, Gun Bust: Complaint

WOODBURY, MN — A St. Paul police employee tasked with building community trust is now facing decades in prison after investigators said they seized nearly 10 pounds of meth and multiple guns from a Woodbury home.

Jamond Leroy Glass, 33, faces one felony charge of first-degree drug possession (50 grams or more). If convicted, he faces up to 30 years in prison and a fine of up to $1 million.

Glass was a police community engagement specialist until his firing on Tuesday, the Star Tribune reported.

According to the city, a community engagement specialist is a non-sworn police department employee who serves as a liaison between the department and residents, helping build trust and strengthen relationships.

According to a criminal complaint, on Oct. 10, Washington County detectives were contacted by Minneapolis Airport Police after officers intercepted a package containing a large amount of suspected methamphetamine.

The contents of the package were field-tested and came back presumptive positive for methamphetamine. It was addressed to a "Kay Wilson" at a home on Cobble Hill Court in Woodbury.

Deputies conducted a controlled delivery, replacing some of the original contents before delivering the package to the residence. They kept the home under surveillance until Glass retrieved the package and brought it inside, according to the criminal complaint.

Deputies then executed a search warrant at the home and found a large quantity of drugs, as well as firearms and ammunition.

According to the complaint, investigators seized:

• 4,451 grams (9.8 pounds) of methamphetamine
• 765 grams (1.68 pounds) of fentanyl
• 10.5 grams of cocaine

Deputies also found a Kahr pistol, a loaded .40-caliber magazine, and a Springfield XD-40 handgun with a partially loaded magazine in the master bedroom, along with the suspected narcotics.