Cloud Police Officer in plain clothes. Upon arrival at the scene, a marked St. Cloud Police Department squad with emergency lights activated was stopped behind MN plate ZRM757, on the shoulder of County Road 11 just north of Hwy 10, in Becker Township, Sherburne County. Officer Zachary Scholl of the St. Cloud Police Department handed a driver’s license to the trooper, which identified the driver as GARRETT MICHAEL LESNAR, [DOB REDACTED], the defendant herein. A few minutes prior, Officer Scholl was off-duty traveling to a veterinary appointment for his K9 partner.
He had initially observed MN plate ZRM757 westbound on Hwy 10 in Big Lake, swerving over lane lines multiple times and braking without obstruction. As the vehicle exited Hwy 10 at Cty Rd 11, Officer Scholl observed it started to drift into the adjacent lane, where several vehicles were stopped at the red light. The defendant almost struck the stopped cars at the intersection. He then traveled into the right turn lane and turned northbound onto Cty Rd 11. The driving conduct continued, the vehicle was swerving over lane lines, onto the right shoulder, and almost into the ditch, which prompted the traffic stop.
Upon contact with the defendant, Officer Scholl observed the defendant had pinpoint pupils and was not making sense when asked where he was headed. Officer Scholl returned to his squad and upon his second approach, the defendant had fallen asleep and was drooling. Trooper McCarty approached the vehicle. The defendant stated he was on his way to work and showed the trooper the GPS on his phone. The defendant’s hands were noticeably shaking. Trooper McCarty requested the defendant exit the vehicle to perform standardized field sobriety tests.
As the defendant walked to the front of his squad, Trooper McCarty observed he was noticeably unsteady and had to be guided. Trooper McCarty did not observe any clues during the Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus test. The defendant declined additional tests due to prior injury. A preliminary breath test showed an alcohol concentration of.00. During the Romberg test the defendant estimated 30 seconds as 35 seconds and then 40 seconds the second time. Trooper McCarty informed the defendant he was under arrest for DWI. While being searched, the defendant stated he takes methadone.
While searching the defendant’s vehicle, multiple spoons were located on the center console and tinfoil was located on the passenger floorboard, consistent with drug use. Inside a backpack behind the driver’s seat were multiple prescription pill bottles: Clonazepam, filled 10/31/25, with 4 pills remaining of 14. The physician’s instructions were to take one a day for anxiety. Eszopiclone with 30 of 30 pills, Pregabalin, filed 1/29/24, empty, Propranolol, filled 3/13/25, sealed in unopened bag, D-Amphetamine Salt Combo CP, filled 3/13/25, sealed in unopened bag.
