WINONA, Minn. – Police dragged a wanted man out of the cellar of a West Side duplex and then used a stun-gun because he was still resisting arrest. Finally taken into custody was Melvin Earl Kimp, 33. This was about 4 p.m. Less than an hour earlier Kimp had been spotted walking on South Baker Street by an officer who knew he was wanted for internet death threats the day before. Told to stop, Kim ran and disappeared into backyards. This is what happened next as detailed in the police report: Quickly 16 officers established a perimeter around a two-block and called for a K-9 aide. Meanwhile, an officer knocked at the door of Kimp’s mother, who lived within perimeter – even there was court order prohibiting Kimp from being at the mother’s place. Yes, she said, he had been there but left. A neighborhood woman. gardening in her basckyard, reported seeing a man leap over a fenc. Police turned their attention to an unlocked cellar door and sent their K-9 inside. The K-9 picked up a human presence. Four officers went in. The K-9 found Kimp wedged behind a furnace. He refused to come out, so officers dragged him out. He struggled against being cuffed, at which point an officer tased him. He was jailed on numerous new charges, plus charges from the day before that he threatened another man who he accused flirting with his girlfriend and said he would shoot him. Kimpo was unarmed when arrested, police said.
Kimp. Tentative new charges: Violating a no-contact order, fleeing, and interfering with police
Multi-agency dragnet
Winona police established a net on Baker and Jackson streets south of Broadway. Winona deputues and Goodview officers converged within minutes to squeeze in on Kimp. There were 16 officers in all.
Mother’s role
Police said Kimp’s mother was cooperative. She already had a restraining order against Kimp to stay away from her place.