Overview
- State troopers found Griffen walking on the left shoulder of westbound I-394 and, after he refused an order to leave the roadway, took him into custody on Wednesday morning.
- Troopers deployed a Taser during the encounter, medics evaluated Griffen at the scene, and he was booked into Hennepin County Jail on a misdemeanor failure-to-obey charge.
- News outlets report the booking time as 5:38 a.m. on the county roster and officials described the charge as a penalty for not complying with a police officer.
- The arrest follows a series of recent law-enforcement contacts, including a July charge for driving without an ignition interlock, an alleged 2025 probation violation, and earlier traffic citations.
- Griffen has posted publicly about nearing a year of sobriety and ongoing mental-health work, and the case could prompt court action and renewed public discussion about how police handle incidents involving mental-health or recovery issues.