Marcelino Cruz Acacia

On May 20, 2026, at approximately 11:41 PM, an officer from the Brooklyn Center Police Department was on routine patrol when he observed a Nissan Pathfinder merging onto Highway 100. The Nissan Pathfinder was registered to Marcelino Cruz Acacia [DOB REDACTED], Defendant herein. The officer observed the vehicle following another vehicle very closely and going 78 miles per hour in a 60 mile per hour zone. The officer reported that while accelerating the vehicle was unable to maintain its lane as the tires were going over the dotted line into the lane next to it and then back into its lane.

The vehicle eventually merged onto 694, and the officer initiated a traffic stop near 694 and University Avenue, city of Fridley, county of Anoka, Minnesota. Once the vehicle was stopped, the officer approached on foot and was able to visually identify the driver was Defendant. While proceeding towards the vehicle, Defendant fled from the traffic stop. The officer did not pursue and later entered a KOPS alert for the vehicle. Approximately 5-minutes after the KOPS alert was entered, the officer was notified that the vehicle was stopped by law enforcement in Ramsey County.

The initial officer responded to the stop in Ramsey County and took custody of Defendant. While taking custody of Defendant, the officer was advised that Defendant had a strong smell of alcohol, had bloodshot watery eyes, and he appeared overly intoxicated. Defendant was transported to the Hennepin County Adult Detention Center where a DMT test was administered. Defendant blew a 0.15 on the DMT test at approximately 2:10 AM on May 21, 2026. A search of Defendant's DVS records show an Implied Consent event related to Minnesota Court Case Number ••-CR-••-••••. The State requests a body only complaint warrant in this matter and requests that the Defendant be held in custody until appropriate bail and conditions of release be set pursuant to Minn.

R. Crim. Pro 6.02, Subd. 1.