District Court

On July 31, Tyler Ray Clement, 28, of Rochester, appeared before District Court Judge Matthew J. Opat.  Clement is charged with D.W.I. – Refuse to Submit to Chemical Test (Breath or Test, Refusal or Failure) and D.U.I.  Both are felonies that each carry maximum criminal penalties of seven years in prison, $14,000 fines, or both.  On or about July 28, a Fillmore County Sheriff’s deputy allegedly pulled the defendant over for reported erratic driving.   Clement, allegedly noticeably physically impaired, refused to take a sobriety test and later, a breath test.  The defendant has three prior D.U.I. convictions out of Olmsted County.