That your complainant is a peace officer employed by the Rochester Police Department, who was advised of the following by Officer Eric Christenson, a law enforcement officer with that agency, known to your complainant to be truthful and reliable: That on October 18, 2025, at 1:30 A.M., Officer Christenson observed a black Chevrolet Suburban bearing Minnesota registration of RJU633, hereinafter referred to as the “vehicle,” being driven in the area of Civic Center Drive and 1st Ave NW in the City of Rochester, County of Olmsted.
Officer Christenson saw the vehicle swerving within its lane and making sharp corrections. As the vehicle moved into a turn lane, it struck the raised curb with both passenger side tires. Shortly thereafter, Officer Christenson initiated a traffic stop on the vehicle and identified the driver as Chad Alan Murphy, 8/1/1988, hereinafter referred to as “Defendant.” Officer Christenson observed that (1) Defendant’s eyes were watery and bloodshot; and (2) Defendant’s speech was slurred. Defendant admitted to drinking alcohol prior to driving.
Officer Christenson administered standardized field sobriety tests and observed clues suggesting intoxication. Officer Christenson administered a preliminary breath test to Defendant, which measured Defendant’s alcohol concentration at.140. Based on Defendant’s driving, performance during field sobriety testing, speech, balance, appearance, and admissions, Officer Christenson believed Defendant to be under the influence of an alcoholic beverage. Once at the Olmsted County Adult Detention Center, Officer Christenson read Defendant the Breath Test Advisory.
Defendant elected not 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. 13 on October 18, 2025, at 2:16 A.M. Defendant’s criminal history shows that within the ten years preceding this incident, Defendant has one conviction for DWI, entered on November 21, 2018(55‐CR‐18‐4805). 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.
