On November 11, 2025, around 8:22 P.M., law enforcement initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle in the area of Central Avenue NE and 85th Avenue NE, Fridley, Anoka County. The vehicle was displaying license plates that did not match the vehicle registration information. The license plate registered to a white 2002 Dodge Ram, but the vehicle was red and appeared much newer. The registered owner of the attached license plate was Kenneth Allen Decker [DOB REDACTED], defendant Decker herein, who had a revoked driver’s license.
The vehicle also made an illegal turn. Law enforcement was able to identify the three occupants of the vehicle: (1) Mindy Ree Zerwas Nerdahl [DOB REDACTED], defendant Zerwas herein, who was in the rear passenger-side seat, (2) defendant Decker, who was in the front passenger seat, and (3) Shawndel Mark Nelson [DOB REDACTED], defendant Nelson herein, who was the driver. Law enforcement was able to confirm the vehicle, a red 2015 Dodge Ram, was stolen out of Wisconsin. Defendant Decker Defendant Decker was arrested.
In a search incident to arrest, law enforcement found two plastic bags in both his left and right jacket pockets that contained a white, crystal-like substance in them. Defendant Decker also removed a plastic bag from his underwear that contained 10 Adderall (amphetamine) pills, a schedule II controlled substance, 3 Gabapentin pills, and some additional methamphetamine. All the suspected methamphetamine on defendant Decker was confirmed by the lab to be methamphetamine in the total amount of 3.13 grams.
In a post-Miranda statement, defendant Decker told law enforcement that the truck was his and that he bought it in Pine City for $9,000 from a female named Felicia. Defendant Decker told law enforcement that he knows that Felicia has been involved with stolen vehicles before. Defendant Decker also admitted that he was in possession of a “couple grams” of methamphetamine, Adderall, and Percocet, none of which he has a prescription for. Upon further investigation, law enforcement found that defendant Decker had transferred the title to his white 2002 Dodge Ram on August 18, 2025, reporting a sale of $1,000. Defendant Nelson Defendant Nelson was arrested.
In a search incident to arrest, law enforcement found a bubble pipe and a pack of cigarettes that had two plastic bags in it that contained a white crystal substance on his person. Law enforcement searched the vehicle. In the front passenger side, law enforcement found a dark colored backpack with marijuana leaves on it that had a small, round container in it that contained a plastic bag containing a white, crystal-like substance. The backpack also had an orange pill bottle that contained 4 Adderall (amphetamine) pills, a schedule II controlled substance, and a piece of tinfoil with 2 doses of LSD, a schedule I controlled substance, on it.
