On 11/24/2025, at approximately 3:00 A.M., Sgt. Nelson from the Anoka County Sheriff’s office was parked in the lot of the old Dairy Queen in the City of Ham Lake, County of Anoka, when he heard a loud crash come from somewhere on Highway 65. At the same time, he observed a pending call on the computer- aided dispatch that a caller reported following a suspected driver who was driving while impaired (DWI), who had just crashed into a sign near Highway 65 and Crosstown Boulevard, and that the driver continued traveling southbound.
Sgt. Nelson then pulled onto the highway, drove south, and noticed debris at Highway 65 and Crosstown Boulevard. The suspect car was a white Cadillac sedan and had reportedly turned westbound on Constance Boulevard. The Sgt. Caught up to the suspect vehicle on Constance Boulevard, east of University Avenue. It was a white Cadillac with a Minnesota plate PNE117. Sgt. Nelson observed the vehicle swerving in and out of its lane of travel, and was going approximately 44 miles per hour. The Sgt. Activated his emergency lights to try to pull over the Cadillac on suspicion of DWI. After he activated his emergency lights, the car continued swerving and swerved into the oncoming lane of traffic.
The driver did not appear to react to the Sgt.’s lights, so he then also activated his siren. Shortly after doing this, the car came to a stop. Sgt. Nelson indicated to the driver to roll down his window. The driver had significant difficulty trying to figure out how to open his window. The driver eventually figured out his window and spoke with the Sgt., who observed that the driver had extremely slow and slurred speech, and a heavy odor of an alcoholic beverage was coming from the area of the driver.
The driver then started pushing random areas of his dashboard. Sgt. Nelson was unsure of what he was trying to do or look for, so he had him step out of his car to prevent him from trying to drive off. When the driver stepped out of his car, he stumbled and nearly fell over. The Sgt. Also could smell the very heavy odor of alcohol coming from his person at this time. The suspect almost fell over at one point. He said he had 1 drink earlier and that he was going to his girlfriend’s house. Sgt. Nelson asked the suspect for his driver's license.
He pulled his wallet from his pocket, dropped it, and then almost fell when trying to pick it up. He then retrieved it, took out his Minnesota Driver’s License, dropped it, and then almost fell again. He was identified as JON MATTHEW PREBEG [DOB REDACTED], herein the defendant. At this point, Deputy Snyder and Deputy/Field Training Officer Petrich arrived and attempted to run the driver through Standard Field Sobriety Tests. The first test Deputy Snyder attempted to administer was the Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus test.
