Carly Ann Padelford

At around 8:50 PM on May 6, 2026, officers saw a 2008 Pontiac Grand Prix bearing Minnesota license plate RVX551 swerving within its lane and across a lane line on White Bear Avenue. The driver, CARLY ANN PADELFORD ([DOB redacted]), appeared to hide items in the Grand Prix. Officers stopped the Grand Prix on White Bear Avenue and Highway 36, Maplewood, Ramsey County. Padelford admitted she was on her phone and not wearing her seatbelt. Padelford spoke rapidly and made statements regarding things that had not been asked.

Officers asked Padelford to step out of the Grand Prix for standardized field sobriety testing. Padelford fared poorly on the one-leg stand and walk and turn tests. Padelford provided a preliminary breath test sample that registered an alcohol concentration of 0.00. Padelford was arrested for driving under the influence of narcotics. Officers searched the Grand Prix and found 18 clonazepam pills and 7 tramadol pills in Padelford’s purse. Officers obtained a search warrant to collect a blood or urine sample from Padelford.

Padelford refused to provide a sample of either. Padelford declined a custodial statement. A search warrant on the Prescription Monitoring Program revealed Padelford did not have a prescription for either clonazepam or tramadol. Tramadol and clonazepam are Schedule IV controlled substances.