Samuel Darnell Hutchinson

On 6/12/26 at approximately 11:50 A.M. South Saint Paul police received an alert from a license plate camera reader that a vehicle was detected southbound on Concord Street and 494, that had an active KOPS alert. The officer confirmed the KOPS alert and was advised that the vehicle owner had a probable cause pick-up and hold from Bloomington PD for felony domestic assault and a DANCO violation. The vehicle owner was identified as SAMUEL DARNELL HUTCHINSON, the Defendant [DOB REDACTED]. The officer canvased the area and located the vehicle at a gas station in South Saint Paul.

He observed that the male driver matched the physical description of HUTCHINSON. The vehicle left the gas station, and the officer followed it. The officer observed the vehicle had an illegal cover on the rear license plate. The officer then initiated a traffic stop on the vehicle, which stopped on 494 west of the 5th Avenue South bridge. The officer spoke with the driver, who appeared visibly nervous and fidgety. The driver verbally confirmed his name was HUTCHINSON. The officer asked for HUTCHINSON to place the keys for the vehicle on the dashboard.

As another officer arrived, the officer asked HUTCHINSON to shut off the vehicle. HUTCHINSON then fled from the scene in the vehicle. Officers pursued the vehicle westbound on 494. HUTCHINSON’s vehicle reached speeds in excess of 110 MPH, as the officers traveling at that speed observed the vehicle pull away from them. HUTCHINSON was observed weaving through other traffic, driving on the shoulder, and accelerating dangerously near other vehicles. Officers decided to terminate the pursuit due to the danger.