ST. CHARLES, Minn. – A deputy arrested a St. Charles driver whom he described as first evasive and then hostile. The incident, about 5:50 p.m., began when the man ran a stop sign just south of the railroad tracks. The man stopped nearby for the deputy but claimed not to know English. When the deputy went back to his squad car for Spanish translation software, the man drove off, circled around and ended up three blocks away at the town library. This time, the deputy said, Belzazar Adelfo Marengo Leon, 37, was belligerrant, cursed at him — in English — and resisted arrest. He was subdued when a second officer arrived. Then the deputy discovered Marengo Leon had a record of traffic offenses. They took him 16 miles to jail in Winona.
Marengo Leon. Library parking lot arrest. Charge: Obstructing police.