Your complainant is a Trooper with the Minnesota State Patrol. Investigation has revealed that on July 21, 2025 at approximately 4:40 pm, Trooper Koeberl and his K9 partner, Bolo, were on patrol on NB 35 / MN 30 in Steele County. While traveling NB Trooper Koeberl noticed a black sports car traveling at a high rate of speed cutting in and out of interstate traffic ahead of him. It took several miles, but Trooper Koeberl was finally able to catch up with the vehicle. Trooper Koeberl identified the vehicle as a 2017 Black Camaro by its MN LP# HZU117. Front moving radar clocked the vehicle between 84 mph and 78 mph as it cut in and out and around traffic.
While following the vehicle it also weaved over the right lane line. Trooper Koeberl car clocked the vehicle at 78 mph. The vehicle also had tinted windows. Trooper Koeberl activated his emergency lights and the vehicle braked and came to a stop on the right shoulder. Trooper Koeberl approached the vehicle on the driver’s side and made contact with the driver, who was later identified as Luke Warren Brewster [DOB REDACTED]. The passenger was later identified as T. L. Pulling by her Florida DL. Note that it appeared Pulling was pretending to sleep in the passenger seat when Trooper Koeberl initially made contact.
Trooper Koeberl noted this as strange due to his finding it highly unlikely that, when being stopped by the police, the loud highway and open window would not wake the person up. While speaking with Brewster, Trooper Koeberl observed Brewster to be very nervous. Brewster advised, "I was going 77 mph. I still live in Cambridge, MN. We were coming home from Kansas City from visiting a buddy." When asked for his friend's name, Brewster got defensive and wouldn’t answer. Brewster advised he had not been drinking but that the overwhelming odor of alcohol was from his passenger.
Trooper Koeberl observed drug paraphernalia in plain view. Brewster and Pulling showed signs of drug use, including a messy/disheveled appearance, burned fingertips, and burned/dry lips. Trooper Koeberl then asked him to exit his vehicle so that he could perform Standardized Field Sobriety Tests (SFST’s) at the front of his squad car. Trooper Koeberl returned to his squad and ran Brewster's [DL# REDACTED] his in-squad computer, which showed Brewster had a history of dangerous weapon and dangerous drug convictions in the past, along with other offenses.
Trooper Koeberl advised Brewster that he was not under arrest, but that he was being detained. At 5:07 pm, Trooper Koeberl retrieved his canine partner, Bolo, who is a nationally certified (North American Police Work Dog Association) to detect the base odors and derivatives of Methamphetamine, Cocaine, and Heroin. Trooper Koeberl observed Bolo alert to an odor he is trained to detect near the front right of the vehicle. Trooper Koeberl then read Brewster the Miranda warning, and Brewster advised that he understood.
