The fentanyl pills were found by Rochester police officers responding to reports of two people passed out in a vehicle in a downtown Rochester parking ramp.
Court documents indicate the man responsible for the standoff in Faribault was the target of an Olmsted County Sheriff's Office narcotics investigation.
"I never thought a day with my baby girl would end like this. In March 2023, I was in the car by Bowlocity in Rochester and was pulled over. Turns out the driver had a warrant. They found paraphernalia in the trunk and it was mine. My name is Danielle and addiction had taken control of my life."
The drugged driving arrests are fueling a large increase in arrests for impaired driving throughout the county through the first nearly six months of 2024.