Eric Allen Enders

On October 5, 2025, at approximately 1:36 AM, Officer Elijah Haglund or the Cloquet Police Department was on routine patrol in a fully marked squad car in the City of Scanlon, Carlton County, Minnesota, when he pulled into the Scanlon Kwik Trip at the same time as a Nissan XTerra, which got his attention because it pulled in at the same time traveling from northbound Highway 45, but turned around in the parking lot and went back southbound on Highway 45, so Officer Haglund followed the vehicle, which had a partially covered license plate that was difficult to read.

The vehicle drove to the northbound Interstate 35 ramp, where Officer Haglund was then able to read the license plate, discerning that it was a Nevada plate, which he ran through NCIC, returning a hit to two different vehicles, and showing that it was suspended and expired, so Officer Haglund initiated a traffic stop near mile marker 241. It took nearly a minute for the vehicle to come to a complete stop. Upon approaching the vehicle, Officer Haglund found two occupants in the vehicle, and an overwhelming odor of marijuana.

The driver was eventually identified by his Nevada identification card as Eric Allen Enders, DOB/01261982, the Defendant herein. The Defendant told Officer Haglund that he did not have a driver's license and that he had a warrant, which was confirmed from St. Louis County. Officer Childs of the Cloquet Police Department assisted and noticed open containers of marijuana in the vehicle, including a package that appeared to be from a dispensary in the center console, along with a bud. Detective Holshouser of the Cloquet Police Department, also assisting, had also seen a bud and package that appeared to be opened.

The passenger in the vehicle was also identified. She indicated that there was marijuana in the vehicle. The vehicle was searched, with marijuana, marijuana paraphernalia, methamphetamine paraphernalia and a hypodermic needle loaded with a clear liquid being located. The Defendant admitted that the marijuana in the vehicle was his, and also indicated that he uses methamphetamine and that the clear liquid in the syringe was methamphetamine. The liquid in the loaded syringe weighed 0.27 grams. The marijuana had a combined gross field weight of approximately 8.856 pounds including some packaging.

St. Louis County deputies took custody of the Defendant on his warrant.