A 23-year-old Wabasso man ran into a house and slammed the door on a Redwood County sheriff’s sergeant after a chase of about a mile at speeds near 70 mph, according to the complaint.
The sergeant first noticed a Pontiac Grand Prix swerving and failing to stay in its lane near 325th Street and Harvest Avenue at about 11:30 p.m. on Nov. 7, according to the complaint. When he moved to stop it, the driver sped away. The chase ended when the driver pulled up at a home and ran around behind it.
The sergeant chased him on foot, identified himself and told him he was under arrest. The man went inside and slammed the door, the complaint says. He did not answer when the sergeant knocked or when the sergeant called out over the squad car’s speaker. Other deputies and a State Patrol trooper arrived and helped set a perimeter.
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Deputies got a search warrant and found Dominic Joseph Jenniges inside. The complaint says he smelled strongly of alcohol and had bloodshot, watery eyes. A search of the Pontiac turned up a rolled marijuana joint in a plastic bag that weighed about .71 grams.
Jenniges agreed to field sobriety tests afterward. A preliminary breath test registered .145 and he told the sergeant he had drunk six beers earlier that night, the complaint says. A breath test at about 1:45 a.m. Nov. 8 registered .12.
He is charged in Redwood County District Court in a complaint filed Nov. 9. Fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle, a felony, carries up to three years and one day or a $5,000 fine or both. Obstructing legal process, also a felony, carries up to five years or a $10,000 fine or both. DWI, an open cannabis package in a vehicle and fleeing on foot are misdemeanors that each carry up to 90 days or a $1,000 fine or both.
