A man ran from an idling SUV and struggled with an officer who tried to stop him, according to charges. Duluth police responded shortly before 11 p.m. Sept. 18 after a caller reported loud music and a man drinking in a parked vehicle.
Chaz Tenacious Morden, 32, of Duluth, is charged with felony DWI and felony refusal to submit to a breath test. He also faces gross misdemeanor driving after cancellation and misdemeanor counts of consuming alcohol in a vehicle, fleeing on foot and obstructing legal process.
The caller said the SUV had been parked with music playing for about half an hour. The driver had initially blocked a driveway before moving forward along the curb, according to the complaint.
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