{"id":72421,"date":"2026-11-09T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-09T16:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=72421"},"modified":"2026-11-08T16:16:14","modified_gmt":"2026-11-08T22:16:14","slug":"waubun-traffic-stop-leads-to-false-name-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/waubun-traffic-stop-leads-to-false-name-charge\/","title":{"rendered":"Waubun Traffic Stop Leads to False-Name Charge"},"content":{"rendered":"

WAUBUN, Minn.<\/strong> (trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2013 A Minneapolis man faces a gross misdemeanor charge after allegedly providing another person’s name during a traffic stop in Waubun.<\/p>\n

Authorities say the man eventually revealed his identity and admitted lying because he was afraid of outstanding warrants.<\/p>\n

Gerald Wayne Jackson, 39, of Minneapolis, is charged with giving a peace officer another person’s name and date of birth.<\/p>\n

Police Stop Ford With No Visible License Plate<\/h3>\n

According to the criminal complaint, an officer stopped a Ford in Waubun around 8:45 p.m. on November 3, 2026.<\/p>\n

The officer initially noticed that the vehicle did not have a visible license plate.<\/p>\n

When questioned, the driver reportedly explained that the temporary plate had fallen off.<\/p>\n

The officer later discovered the temporary registration below the vehicle’s rear window.<\/p>\n

According to court documents, the temporary plate had expired.<\/p>\n

A female passenger told the officer that she owned the vehicle.<\/p>\n

Driver Allegedly Gives Another Person’s Name<\/h3>\n

During the stop, the officer asked the driver to provide his license and identification.<\/p>\n

The driver claimed he had no identification but had recently obtained a driving permit.<\/p>\n

He reportedly identified himself as Charles Jackson, age 38.<\/p>\n

Police dispatch checked that name and returned a record showing canceled driving privileges.<\/p>\n

The officer then placed the driver in handcuffs.<\/p>\n

The driver reportedly insisted that several people shared his name.<\/p>\n

He provided December 8, 1987, as his birth date and said his middle name was Wayne.<\/p>\n

However, dispatch could not locate a matching record for Charles Wayne Jackson.<\/p>\n

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Gerald Wayne Jackson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Man Reveals Identity While Being Taken to Squad<\/h3>\n

According to the complaint, the officer told the driver he would remain detained until his identity could be confirmed.<\/p>\n

As they walked toward the squad vehicle, the driver allegedly admitted that his actual name was Gerald Wayne Jackson.<\/p>\n

Jackson provided his correct date of birth, August 12, 1987.<\/p>\n

Investigators say Jackson admitted lying about his identity because he was afraid of outstanding warrants.<\/p>\n

Becker County Arrest Warrant Discovered<\/h3>\n

After receiving Jackson’s actual identity, dispatch conducted another records check.<\/p>\n

Authorities confirmed Jackson had an active arrest warrant from Becker County.<\/p>\n

The criminal complaint does not identify the underlying offense associated with that warrant.<\/p>\n

The filing also does not specify whether Jackson faced additional traffic violations from the stop.<\/p>\n

Gross Misdemeanor Charge Filed<\/h3>\n

Jackson faces one gross misdemeanor charge under Minnesota Statute 609.506, subdivision 2<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The statute prohibits intentionally giving another person’s name and date of birth to law enforcement to obstruct justice.<\/p>\n

The offense carries a maximum penalty of 364 days in jail, a $3,000 fine, or both.<\/p>\n

The case is filed in Mahnomen County District Court under number 44-CR-26-672.<\/p>\n

The charge remains an allegation. Jackson is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.<\/p>\n

I’m Adrian Cole reporting for TRF News<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Minneapolis man Gerald Wayne Jackson faces a gross misdemeanor charge after allegedly giving police a false name during a Waubun traffic stop. An arrest warrant was found.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":72424,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_wpscp_schedule_draft_date":"","_wpscp_schedule_republish_date":"","_wpscppro_advance_schedule":false,"_wpscppro_advance_schedule_date":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":false,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"","_twitter_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type":"","_pinterest_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"","_medium_share_type":"","_threads_share_type":"","_bluesky_share_type":"","_mastodon_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"","timeOption":"","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":""},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[12],"tags":[913,1197,24182],"trf_mt_town":[],"trf_mt_county":[],"trf_mt_topic":[29494,29493],"trf_mt_series":[],"class_list":["post-72421","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","tag-becker-county","tag-criminal-charges","tag-gerald-wayne-jackson"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72421","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=72421"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72421\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":72425,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72421\/revisions\/72425"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/72424"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72421"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=72421"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=72421"},{"taxonomy":"trf_mt_town","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/trf_mt_town?post=72421"},{"taxonomy":"trf_mt_county","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/trf_mt_county?post=72421"},{"taxonomy":"trf_mt_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/trf_mt_topic?post=72421"},{"taxonomy":"trf_mt_series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/trf_mt_series?post=72421"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}