STOCKTON, Minn. – A Winona driver was stopped twice driving into Stockton — first for erratic driving and, oddly, moving only 40 mph in a 60 zone. Then, after a warning, he drove off and, still in the deputy’s sight, continued swerving all over the road. Stopped a second time, the deputy said, Brandon Jon Pederson, 36, was asked to get out of the car. He admitted being hooked on marijuana, this while swaying, fumbling, fidgety and his eyes fluttering, the deputy said. The deputy called for the sheriff’s drug evaluation expert. The expert confirmed additional indicators of drug impairment. This was about 11:15 p.m.at County Road 23 and Main Street in Stockton. Pederson was booked at the Winona County jail 11 miles away. A blood draw was sent an outside lab for review by the county prosecutor.
