Officer Hanson arrived on scene and found ALEX JAMES STANG, [DOB REDACTED], the above‐named defendant, slumped over the steering wheel of a motor vehicle parked in front of the Kwik Trip and took up two parking spaces. Officer Hanson attempted to wake up the Defendant by knocking on the window, and it took him several tries. When the Defendant woke up, Officer Hanson noticed that the Defendant’s hands were twitching and shaking. While speaking to the Defendant, Officer Hanson noticed that he was looking around rapidly and struggling to maintain a conversation.
In plain view on the driver’s side floorboard were two plastic baggies that Officer Hanson knew from his training and experience to typically be used to hold controlled substances. Officer Hanson asked the Defendant if he would complete field sobriety tests and the Defendant said “no,” but agreed to do a PBT. The result of the PBT showed that his BAC was 0.00. Throughout the interaction, Officer Hanson told the Defendant to keep his hands out of his pockets. The Defendant ignored Officer Hanson’s instructions and kept putting his hands in his pockets.
For officer safety, Officer Hanson did a pat search of the Defendant’s person. Officer Hanson found a narcotics pipe in the front pocket of the Defendant’s hoodie, and a small baggie of a white powdery substance and a small baggie of a white crystal‐like substances in his pants pocket. Officer Hanson did not field test the substances at the scene due to his concern about the wind and that the substances could be harmful if accidentally consumed. The Defendant was transported to the Princeton Hospital where Officer Hanson applied for and was granted a search warrant for the Defendant’s blood or urine.
The Defendant was told that failure to comply with the search warrant was an additional crime, and he agreed to provide a blood sample. One was taken and the sample was sent to a lab for testing. Officer Hanson went to the Princeton Police Department to field test the crystal‐like substance. The results show that the substance was methamphetamine, a Schedule II substance, and weighed 0.71 grams. The white powder was sent to a lab for testing based on Officer Hanson’s concerns for safety. A review of the Defendant’s criminal history shows a conviction for 5th Degree Gross Misdemeanor Controlled Substance Possession on July 1, 2019, in Court File Number 48‐CR‐18‐2240; a conviction for 5th Degree Felony Controlled Substance Possession on June 13, 2022, in Court File Number 71‐CR‐21‐1187; and conviction for Misdemeanor DWI on February 18, 2020, in Court File Number 48‐CR‐19‐1674. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: Pursuant to Minn.
Stat. 609.49, intentional failure to appear for duly scheduled court appearances may result in additional criminal charges, and in addition to any arrest warrant that may otherwise be issued by the Court.
