Terrance Matthew Brown

On January 25, 2026, at 12:39 P.M., a Dakota County Sheriff’s Deputy was on routine patrol eastbound on 190th Street, which curves to the right and for a short distance turns into Fisher Avenue in the City of Vermillion, Dakota County, Minnesota. The deputy observed the vehicle in front of him cross the centerline of the road into the oncoming traffic lane. The vehicle then failed to stop for the stop sign to turn eastbound on Main Street West. The deputy then stopped the vehicle. The driver identified himself as T. L. [DOB REDACTED] which came back to a real person, but the deputy observed the photograph did not appear to be the driver of the vehicle.

A sergeant arrived at the stop with a machine that identifies individuals by their fingerprints. However, the sergeant recognized the driver and visually identified him as the defendant, Terrance Matthew Brown. The defendant’s Minnesota driving privileges were cancelled on March 27, 2021, for being inimical to public safety. Underneath the passenger seat of the vehicle defendant was driving was a plastic bag containing a white powder. The white powder was preliminarily tested, and the test indicated the presence of fentanyl, and it weighed 1.12 grams.