Landyn Mitchel Cassady

On September 30, 2025, at approximately 8:27 PM, Officer Eric Christenson of the Rochester Police Department observed a vehicle operating on a public roadway with expired registration. Officer Christenson subsequently performed a traffic stop on the vehicle near the intersection of Broadway Avenue and Center Street in Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota. Upon approaching the vehicle, Officer Christenson identified the driver as Landyn Mitchel Cassady [DOB REDACTED]. While speaking with Cassady, Officer Christenson observed Cassady to have slow low raspy speech as well as watery and glassy eyes.

Officer Christenson also observed Cassady’s driver’s license was revoked, and Cassady admitted he did not have insurance on the vehicle. Officer Christenson asked Cassady to step out of the vehicle. Once Cassady was out of the vehicle Officer Christenson observed Cassady was speaking with a rapid speech and had body tremors. At the request of Officer Christenson Cassady agreed to perform Standardized Field Sobriety Tests. Officer Christenson observed three clues of impairment during the Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus test, six clues of impairment during the Walk and Turn test, and three clues of impairment during the One Leg Stand test.

Cassady also performed the Finger to Nose and Modified Romberg Balance Test during which Officer Christenson observed significant clues of impairment. Officer Christenson took Cassady's pulse using his left radial pulse and observed his pulse rate was 100 beats per minute. Cassidy admitted that if his blood was to be drawn it would test positive for Marijuana and Hydrocodone. Cassidy was subsequently arrested and transported to the Olmsted County Adult Detention Center (ADC). At the ADC Cassady provided a blood sample pursuant to a search warrant signed by the honorable Judge Lisa Hayne.

The sample of Cassady’s blood later tested positive for Delta 9 THC, Carboxy-9-THC (inactive metabolite) and Oxymorphone. Cassady has been convicted of two prior qualified driving offenses in Minnesota within the past ten years in court file ••-CR-••-•••• and ••-CR-••-••••. Cassady has been convicted of a third qualified impaired driving offense within the last ten years out of South Dakota. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: YOU MUST APPEAR FOR EVERY COURT HEARING REGARDING THIS CASE. FAILURE TO APPEAR FOR COURT IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE AND MAY RESULT IN 3 ••-CR-••-•••• Filed in District Court State of Minnesota 5/14/2026 ADDITIONAL CRIMINAL CHARGES BEING IMPOSED AND PUNISHED AS PROVIDED IN MINNESOTA STATUTES SECTION 609.49.