On February 8, 2023, Jarrett was convicted of driving with any amount of a Schedule I or II substance in his body in Mower County court file ••-CR-••-••••. On April 20, 2023, Jarrett was convicted of driving with any amount of a Schedule I or II controlled substance in his body in Mower County court file ••-CR-••-••••. On March 4, 2024, Jarrett was convicted of driving with any amount of a Schedule I or II controlled substance in his body in Mower County court file ••-CR-••-••••. As a result of these three qualified impaired driving while impaired convictions, Jarrett's Minnesota driving privileges were canceled as inimical to public safety.
On September 21, 2025, around 3:53 P.M., Rochester Police Officer Eric Christenson #2445, was on routine patrol heading eastbound on 19th Street NW in Rochester, Minnesota. He saw a red Ford F-150 heading westbound. The driver was not wearing a seat belt. Officer Christenson turned around to follow the truck and saw that it did not have a rear license plate. Officer Christenson conducted a traffic stop and identified the male driver (and sole occupant) as Jacob Sheldon Jarrett. Jarrett acknowledged that his license plates had been seized because his driving privileges were canceled - as inimical to public safety.
Jarrett stated that he was driving to U-Haul to pick up his cousin, but Jarrett's direction of travel did not match the destination. Based on his training and experience, Officer Christenson noted that Jarrett's eyes were glassy and his pupils were constricted in such a way that was not consistent with the lighting conditions. Jarrett was speaking with a low raspy speech that was hard to understand at times. Jarrett was sweating profusely. Officer Christenson went back to his squad car and looked up Jarrett's driving record and criminal history.
He confirmed that Jarrett's driving privileges were canceled - as inimical to public safety. Officer Christenson returned to the truck and asked Jarrett where he was really going, and Jarrett said he was going to pick up some air mattresses. Jarrett admitted that he smoked "pot" (marijuana). Jarrett said he did not sleep last night (which could be consistent with stimulant use such as methamphetamine). Officer Christenson asked Jarrett to step out of the truck to perform some field sobriety tests.
During the horizontal gaze nystagmus test, Officer Christenson noted that Jarrett had an extreme focus on the stimulus. Jarrett had a lack of convergence in his right eye. His pulse was 102 beats per minute. Jarrett displayed 3 clues during the walk and turn test and no clues during the one leg stand test. During the modified Romberg Balance Test, Jarrett estimated the passage of 30 seconds in 32 seconds, he swayed front to back and displayed eye lid and body tremors. A second measurement of Jarrett's pulse indicated 104 beats per minute.
