That your complainant is a peace officer employed by the Rochester Police Department who was advised of the following by a law enforcement officer with that agency, known to your complainant to be truthful and reliable and who is hereinafter referred to as officer: That on November 2, 2025, at approximately 1:44 am, Officer Rodenwald observed a 2011 Jeep Liberty bearing Minnesota registration of 2JZ387, hereinafter referred to as the “vehicle,” being driven in the area of the intersection of Broadway Avenue S and 6th Street SW in the City of Rochester, County of Olmsted.
Officer Rodenwald saw the vehicle fail to come to a complete stop at a red light while turning right. Shortly thereafter, Officer Rodenwald initiated a traffic stop on the vehicle and identified the driver as Sergio Allende‐Miguel, [DOB REDACTED], hereinafter referred to as “Defendant.” Officer Rodenwald observed that (1) Defendant had a moderate odor of alcoholic beverage; and (2) Defendant’s eyes were droopy and watery. Officer Rodenwald administered standardized field sobriety tests and observed clues suggesting intoxication.
Officer Rodenwald administered a preliminary breath test to Defendant, which measured Defendant’s alcohol concentration at.227. Defendant admitted to drinking alcohol prior to driving. Based on Defendant’s driving, performance during field sobriety testing, balance, admissions, and appearance, Officer Rodenwald believed Defendant to be under the influence of an alcoholic beverage. Once at the Olmsted County Adult Detention Center, Officer Garcia Lantigua read Defendant the Breath Test Advisory. Defendant was provided time to speak with an attorney prior to making the decision whether to provide a chemical test.
Defendant agreed to provide a breath sample for alcohol concentration testing. Defendant submitted to a breath test using the DMT instrument, which measured Defendant’s alcohol concentration at 0.20 on November 2, 2025, at 3:54 A.M. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: YOU MUST APPEAR FOR EVERY COURT HEARING REGARDING THIS CASE. FAILURE TO APPEAR FOR COURT IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE AND MAY RESULT IN ADDITIONAL CRIMINAL CHARGES BEING IMPOSED AND PUNISHED AS PROVIDED IN MINNESOTA STATUTES SECTION 609.49.
