Gregory Lloyd Tommerdahl

Your complainant is a Trooper with the Minnesota State Patrol. In that capacity, I have reviewed the police reports of Trooper Wayne and believe the following facts to be true. On March 11, 2026, at approximately 11:32 A.M., Trooper Wayne responded to a single vehicle crash on northbound Interstate 494 and Rockford Road in the City of Plymouth, Hennepin County, Minnesota. Trooper Wayne arrived in the area and observed a vehicle bearing Minnesota license plate number YNM2119 resting against the guardrail.

Trooper Wayne made contact with the driver of the vehicle, and identified him as GREGORY LLOYD TOMMERDAHL, [DOB REDACTED], the defendant herein. Trooper Wayne observed that the defendant’s eyelids were drooping, his balance was poor, and his speech was slurred. Trooper Wayne observed that a green substance covered the defendant’s tongue and bottom lip, and his mouth appeared dry. The defendant stated that he was traveling home from work. Trooper Wayne, a drug recognition evaluator, observed that the defendant’s sentences were incomplete and choppy.

Trooper Wayne recalled that as a possible indication of recent use of a central nervous system stimulant. The defendant admitted that he had a handgun in a backpack in his vehicle. Trooper Wayne later determined that no permit to carry was on file for the defendant. The defendant agreed to perform some field sobriety tests, which he was unable to perform satisfactorily. Based upon her observations, Trooper Wayne formed the opinion that the defendant was under the influence of a controlled substance, and placed him under arrest.

During a routine inventory search of the defendant’s vehicle, Lt. Lesser located a Springfield XDM compact 9- millimeter pistol in a backpack in the front passenger seat. Lt. Lesser located three pill containers of Oxycodone, Buprenorphine, and Gabapentin. Lt. Lesser observed that the defendant was prescribed 108 pills of Oxycodone on March 3, 2026, and observed that only 21 pills remained in the container. Lt. Lesser located five containers of 7-Hydroxymitrgynine (kratom), which was green in color.

Lt. Lesser made contact with the defendant’s wife, who stated that the defendant is on a “laundry list” of medications. The defendant’s wife stated that he takes kratom for pain relief. Trooper Wayne secured a search warrant from Honorable Judge Mariam Mokri for a blood draw from the defendant. The defendant agreed to provide a blood sample, the analysis of which revealed the presence of oxycodone (schedule II), oxymorphone (schedule II), diazepam (schedule IV), and nordiazepam (schedule IV). Trooper Wayne read the defendant his Miranda Warning.

The defendant stated that he believed he fell asleep while driving, causing the crash. The defendant stated that the last time he took Oxycodone was the night before.