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One of the colored-shirt skittles crew ("violence interrupters") Saaundre Julian Burns, 44, of Brooklyn Park, has been charged with three counts of 1st degree drug sales and felon in possession of a firearm.
Photos from TOUCH Outreach's website show Burns as part of the crew.
Charges say police observed a suspicious vehicle near 21st and Chicago Ave (illegal parking, expired registration) and pulled it over. Burns was the driver and two others were in the vehicle, including John Lee Daniels of Chicago, and a female not identified by name, who had warrants.
The female was arrested and found to have drug paraphernalia and suspected meth and cocaine in her purse. Pat downs ensued of all occupants and a PC search was made upon the vehicle.
Daniels was found to have a firearm in his waistband with a round in the chamber.
Under the driver's seat, a stolen pistol with a loaded magazine and round in the chamber.
Deputies also found numerous quantities of controlled substances, including:
- 58.26 grams of marijuana in the center console
- 7 grams of marijuana on Daniels' person
- In the locked glovebox, 27.6 grams of field tested positive cocaine, 11.45 grams of field tested positive cocaine packaged into 36 bindles which is indicative of sale, 14.38 grams (37 pills) of suspected MDMA which field tested positive for methamphetamine, 26.7 grams of a pink powder which field tested positive for cocaine and fentanyl, plastic baggies, a digital scale, and black latex gloves. Deputies were able to access the glovebox with a key from the key fob.
Deputies recovered a digital scale in the glove box, three cell phones belonging to Daniels, three cell phones belonging to Burns, $7,784 cash on Daniels, and $621 cash on Burns.
The cash and phones indicate both defendants were engaged in the sale of controlled substances. In a post-Miranda statement, Daniels admitted to possessing the firearm on his person and the firearm in the bag on the front passenger floor area. He said he is currently unemployed.
Daniels has the prior felony convictions:
- 3rd Degree Possession - convicted 12/08/25
Burns has the following prior felony convictions:
- 1st Degree Possession - convicted 01/16/14
- 2nd Degree Sale - convicted 10/16/18
Both remain in custody on $400,000 bail each.