WINTHROP — A 32-year-old New Ulm man stopped for speeding near Winthrop Sunday faces five charges including two felonies in Sibley County.

Winthrop police stopped Brett Matthew Zangel and noticed a hypodermic needle in his pocket, according to court records.

Zangel told police he was carrying a pistol and he was not legally allowed to have a firearm, according to court records. During a search of the vehicle, a baggie containing a substance that tested positive for methamphetamine and weighed 0.7 grams was found.

A 10-gauge shotgun, two 12-gauge shotguns with 51 shells, a 410-shotgun with 24 shells, and 114 rounds of 9mm ammunition, were also found in the search, according to court records.

Zangel was arrested and a search warrant was obtained and executed for a sample of his blood. A

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