WINONA, Minn. – A man drinking beer at the New Beginning shelter on East Third Street was asked to put it away or leave but refused. Police were called. John August Berg, 48, of Winona, also was uncooperative with officers, police said. “What did I do wrong?” officers said he kept repeating. When officers tried to lead him to a squad car and cuff him, he went deadweight, then spit at an officer. This was about 1:45 a.m. At the jailhouse Berg refused a blood-test for alcohol impairment, officers said. He was taken to the hospital and left for evaluation. He went home on his own but not without charges being field: Trespassing and obstructing the legal process.
