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.
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