WINONA, Minn. – Police arrested a Winona man with a shotgun and a loaded revolver in an alley behind a West Side bar. Erik Todd Bennick, 31, offered no resistance, police said. In fact, the weapons were on the ground at Bennick’s side and his arms in the air when officers arrived. The officers were responding to a slurred and confused 911 call about being mugged by two men who were violating the caller’s “safe space.” This was about 1:20 a.m. The officers found no trace of other men. Bennick didn’t elaborate with any detail on the robbery that was alleged in the 911 call. Police confiscated these weapons:
> A 20-gauge single-bolt action New Haven shotgun manufactured by Mossberg & Sons, which was not loaded.
> A Nagant M1895 1revolder, loaded with seven 38-caliber rounds — an antique that once was a standard-issue sidearm for the Imperial Russian Army .
Police said Bennick had been at Fast Eddie’s bar, 500 West Fifth Street He apparently then went home, which was nearby, and fetched the weapons. Exactly from where the 911 was made was unclear, but officers said that Bennick was carrying a phone. The arrest was between Fast Eddie’s and a residence. Officers said Bennick exhibited signs of intoxication: Blood-shot and watery eyes, slurred speech and poor balance.