WINONA, Minn. – A Canton man, 50 miles from home, was arrested outside the Homer Road Kwik Trip off U.S. Highway 61 and booked for impaired driving and possession of a controlled substance. Evan James Richardson, 38, was quoted by the arresting deputy as not having taken drugs in three weeks. That, back then, he said, was meth. The deputy, however, observed a butane lighter on Richardson’s dashboard and also “rocks,” which is street-talk for cocaine. Impairment tests outside Kwik Trip didn’t go well. Richardson couldn’t maintain his balance, the deputy said Also: His vertical and horizontal gaze lagged. His pulse registered at 120 beats per second, way above the usual 60 to 100. At jail a urine sample was taken and sent the state crime lab for analysis. The deputy had followed Richardson from Mankato Avenue after a record check discovered his driving license was revoked. On. U.S. 61 he tuned into Rogan Shies and proceeded on a back way to Kwik Trip. This was all about 8:45 p.m.
