(ABC 6 News) – A Rochester teenager appeared in Olmsted County Court on drug and firearm charges Wednesday, Oct. 16.

Ruweyda Ali, 19, faces the following six charges: two felony counts of 5th-degree drug possession; gross misdemeanor Driving While Intoxicated, carrying a pistol while intoxicated, drug user in possession of a firearm or ammunition, and bringing a contraband substance into a jail or prison.

According to court documents, on Oct. 13, Rochester police responded to the Kwik Trip on 65th Street and found Ali and a male passenger unconscious.

Police claim there was a loaded Glock handgun under Ali’s feet, and both she and the male passenger showed signs of probable drug use.

A K-9 sniffed the vehicle and allegedly located a baggie of probable cocaine in Ali’s coat pocket, which was outside of the car.

Police further claim that they found a baggie with Alprazolam pills, commonly known as Xanax, on Ali when she was searched at the Olmsted County Adult Detention Center.

Her next court appearance is scheduled for Nov. 13.

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(ABC 6 News) – Rochester police arrested a 19-year-old they claim possessed drugs and a firearm Tuesday morning.
According to communications coordinator Amanda Grayson, officers responded to the 6400 block of Bandel Road NW just before 1 a.m. Oct. 15, where they found two people “passed out” in a vehicle.

Police took Ruweyda Ali, of Rochester, into custody after allegedly finding more than 21 grams (about 0.75 ounces) of cocaine in her jacket next to the vehicle, as well as a handgun under her foot.

Ali allegedly showed signs of intoxication. Police claim they found a baggy of pills on her as she was searched at the Adult Detention Center.

Grayson did not identify the passenger in the vehicle, who was medically evaluated and cleared by the Mayo Clinic Ambulance Service.