On December 3, 2025 at 11:15 P.M., Officer Kyle Sladek, of the Northfield Police Department was on routine patrol northbound on Highway 3 approaching Woodley Street. Officer Sladek observed a red Ford Mustang also traveling northbound in front of him. When Officer Sladek caught up to the vehicle, the vehicle took a left turn onto 5th Street and then turned into Kwik Trip and parked. Officer Sladek positioned his squad car in an area where he could see the vehicle from a distance. The vehicle was parked at Kwik Trip for approximately 20 minutes.
Officer Sladek observed a female exit the passenger seat and enter the store. The female exited the store after some time and reentered the vehicle. The vehicle eventually left Kwik Trip and traveled East on 5th Street. The vehicle entered the turn lane to turn left on Highway 3 and head North. Officer Sladek observed the front windshield to be cracked at eye level with the driver and the rear license plate was covered with dust or debris impeding it from reflecting. Officer Sladek followed the vehicle North on Highway 3 and the vehicle turned West on Fremouw Ave.
Officer Sladek activated his emergency lights and the vehicle came to stop. Officer Kelling was also on scene. Officer Sladek approached the driver side window and spoke with the driver later identified as C. D. The passenger was later identified as Helen Rebekah Mickelson, the Defendant herein. C. D. Stated he was picking Mickelson up from work and driving her home. As Officer Sladek was at the driver side window he observed at least 2-3 butane torch lighters. The vehicle was full of miscellaneous items and garbage.
Officer Sladek returned to his squad car and and checked C. D.'s driver's license status. Officer Sladek returned to the driver side and asked C. D. To stepped out of the vehicle and he complied. Officer Sladek asked C. D. If there was anything inside the vehicle he needed to know about. C. D. Said "no" and then said "besides a little bit of pot". C. D. Told Officer Sladek he had some pot inside his pocket and Officer Sladek could check him. Officer Sladek conducted a search of C. D.'s person and located a small vial of a green leafy substance that Officer Sladek would identify as marijuana.
Officer Sladek asked C. D. Where the pot was inside the vehicle and he said the center console. Officer Sladek asked C. D. If he could grab the roaches and pot out of the vehicle and he said "ya go for it". C. D. Told Officer Sladek that he used the torch lighters to smoke pot. Officer Sladek asked Mickelson to step out of the vehicle and she complied. Officer Sladek conducted a search of the vehicle. Officer Sladek located several roaches and a bag of marijuana in the center console. Officer Sladek started to search the passenger side and located a pink backpack with yellow smiley faces on it on the floorboard.
