Michael John Skora

On March 10, 2026 at approximately 2:42 A.M., Maple Grove Police Department Officer(s) were on routine patrol in the area of Wells Fargo located at 13765 83rd Way in Maple Grove, Hennepin County, Minnesota when they observed a vehicle in the parking lot of that location. Officer(s) observed the vehicle was not parked in a parking stall, and the driver appeared to be slumped over. Michael John Skora [DOB REDACTED], "Defendant" herein, was identified as the driver. Officer(s) observed Defendant was the sole occupant of the vehicle.

Officer(s) observed a frisbee-like blue disk on the passenger seat of the vehicle, next to where Defendant was seated. On the blue disk, officer(s) observed a small plastic bag containing a white powdery substance, as well as a small amount of a loose white powdery substance. An officer knocked on the window, woke up Defendant, and had Defendant step out of the vehicle. In speaking with Defendant, the officer noticed that Defendant appeared sweaty, had bloodshot watery eyes, and noted an odor of consumed alcoholic beverage coming from his person.

Defendant also admitted to drinking and using cocaine earlier. Defendant was placed under arrest for DWI. In a search of the vehicle, the vehicle key fob was located on the passenger seat of the vehicle. Additionally, the suspected narcotics from the blue disk were recovered. These suspected narcotics field- tested positive for cocaine and weighed approximately 0.47 gram without packaging. Officers obtained a search warrant for Defendant's blood sample, which was executed at a local hospital within two hours of operating the motor vehicle.

This sample was submitted to the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension for testing and found to contain an ethyl alcohol concentration of 0.110. Drug toxicology results are pending. Additional charges may be forthcoming pending additional BCA results. Defendant has one prior qualified driving incident to include a DWI conviction in court file number 02-CR- 19-2102, for which he was convicted on 08/21/2019.