## [Public Complaint No. 1720939669 - 1318307115](/public-complaint-no-1720939669-1318307115) [![](/sites/default/files/styles/square_500_x_500_/public/2024-07/maxresdefault-705416793.jpg?itok=vNXQhRKi)](/individual/donovan-p-%20van-note)Donovan Paul Van Note **[Montana Highway Patrol](/montana/montana-highway-patrol)** 215 North Sanders Street Helena, Montana 59601 [![Montana Highway Patrol](/sites/default/files/styles/max_325x325/public/2022-05/Montana_Highway_Patrol.jpg?itok=tpd7Ocui "Montana Highway Patrol")](/montana/montana-highway-patrol) ## Date of Offense April 26, 2024 ## Complaint [Abuse of Authority](/abuse-authority) [False Arrest](/false-arrest) [False Statements](/false-statements) ## Statement On April 26th, 2024, Jaden Decker was wrongfully arrested for DUI by Montana Highway Patrol Trooper Donovan Van Note (ID 2226 / Badge 176). Trooper Van Note did things like take Jaden's pulse alongside the road. After doing so, he claimed it was 90BPM, to which he said – “It’s higher than average, which is pretty common with cannabis usage.” For reference, according to the American Heart Association, the average RESTING heart rate is 60-100 BPM, but can increase due to factors like stress, nervousness, or anxiety. Van Note tells his partner “He [Jaden] has no smell of marijuana.” There was no possession, there was no admission of use, and there was no search of his vehicle. Trooper Van Note still concluded his conversation with, “So, I’ve got cannabis impairment.” After Jaden took a breathalyzer and blew .000, he was arrested for a drugs DUI. His blood test came back clean. There are at least four others that Donovan Van Note has wrongly arrested for DUI, all within a 6 week span of Jaden's arrest, and ALL cases have been dismissed. ## Location Expressway, Missoula, MT 59808, USA ## 46.9201793, -114.0715446