Russell Patrick Lien

On May 8, 2026, at approximately 10:47 P.M., an officer with the West Saint Paul Police Department observed a person riding a bicycle on Robert Street South in West Saint Paul, Dakota County, Minnesota. The officer noticed that the bicycle did not have a front illuminated light. The officer stopped the bicyclist shortly thereafter. The bicyclist identified themselves as RUSSELL PATRICK LIEN [DOB REDACTED]. The officer ran LIEN’s information and learned that he had a warrant. The officer, with the assistance of another officer, arrested LIEN. At the time of his arrest, LIEN was wearing a backpack and a crossbody bag.

The assisting officer searched the crossbody bag. The bag contained LIEN’s identification. The bag also contained, among other things, a pill bottle containing a substance. The substance later field tested positive for the presence of methamphetamine, a Schedule II controlled substance, and weighed approximately 5.23 grams.