On November 7, 2025, at approximately 1:23am, Officer Eggert from the Moorhead Police Department was on routine patrol in the 900 block of 8th Street South in Moorhead, Clay County, Minnesota when he observed a vehicle which, based on training and experience, he believed to be traveling at a higher rate of speed than the posted 30mph. Officer Eggert got behind the vehicle and administered his front facing radar which showed the vehicle to be traveling at 35mph in a 30mph zone. Officer Eggert further ran the vehicle’s license plate through his computer database and learned the registered owner, Jordan Matthew Dow’s [DOB REDACTED] (“Defendant”) license had been revoked.
Officer Eggert subsequently conducted a traffic stop and made contact with the driver who was identified as the Defendant. The Defendant informed Officer Eggert that he had been at a bar and had consumed two vodka mixed drinks. Officer Eggert noted a faint odor of alcohol emanating from within the vehicle and suspected the Defendant was driving while impaired. The Defendant indicated he was willing to complete standardized field sobriety testing. Officer Eggert noted six out of six clues on the Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus Test.
Due to the Defendant indicating he had recent traumatic brain injuries, Officer Eggert asked the Defendant if he was willing to perform a Modified Rombert Test in lieu of any of the standard balancing tests. The Defendant agreed. The Defendant completed the test, he had estimated the passage of 30 seconds in his head and tilted his head forward saying done. However, only 17 seconds in actual time had elapsed. Officer Eggert than requested the Defendant complete a preliminary breath test, for which the Defendant refused.
Officer Eggert than arrested the Defendant for driving while impaired. At the law enforcement center, the Defendant agreed to take a DMT, the first sample produced a result of.058. However, Officer Eggert was unable to get a second reading in time due to the Defendant belching. Officer Eggert applied for and received a search warrant for either the Defendant’s blood or urine. The Defendant was willing to give a urine sample which was subsequently sent to the BCA for further analysis. The Defendant’s vehicle remained in the area of 12th Avenue South where there was no parking.
Law enforcement believed this to be a traffic hazard and conducted an inventory search of the vehicle as the vehicle was going to be impounded and taken to the Moorhead impound lot. In conducting the inventory search, law enforcement opened the center console and observed a two-inch silver piece of metal with a small scoop at the end of it. Based on training and experience, Officer Moore believed this to be a tool used to ingest cocaine. Under the tool was also a small clear bag that was empty followed by a small clear bag with a white powdery substance.
