DWI charges have been dismissed against an off-duty St. Paul police officer, pending the results of testing after a crash.

The St. Paul City Attorney’s Office filed the charges against Bryan James McKinnon, 30, of St. Paul, on Monday.

A vehicle crashed into a vacant building on Aug. 1, 2024, in the 700 block of East Third Street. (Courtesy of the St. Paul Fire Department)

Officers were called to the Dayton’s Bluff area early Thursday. A driver crashed into a vacant building at Third and Maple streets and the Dodge Durango, which police say was the officer’s personal vehicle, started on fire. The blaze spread to the building and firefighters extinguished it.

The Minnesota State Patrol said in the original citation that they noted signs of impairment while speaking with the driver, identified as McKinnon, and gave him field sobriety tests. He declined a portable breath test, the citation said.

At the hospital, the State Patrol said they obtained a fluid sample for testing and results are pending, according to the citation.

A prosecutor filed for dismissal on Tuesday, writing that the “case is subject to recharge once the results are received.” The dismissal also said the matter will be handled by the Minneapolis City Attorney’s Office to avoid a conflict of interest.

McKinnon’s attorney couldn’t immediately be reached for comment on Wednesday. He is a patrol officer and will be working a desk job as the investigation is ongoing, according to the police department.

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