WINONA, Minn. – A Winona man with a history of violence was arrested after episodes in an East End alley and again at the Winona hospital. Matthew Ryan Nguyen, 39, had threatened to kill people first in a rage in the alley and then at the hospital. He was jailed on tentative charges of threats of violence and disorderly conduct. The first police call was Mondy about 5:15 p.m. behind Brickyard bar at 579 East Third Street. Nyugen was in the alley yelling and screaming and throwing personal items and papers around and threatening homicide, police said. Officers were unsure what triggered the outburst. Nguyen was taken to the hospital and placed on a 72-hour mental health hold. Twenty-three hours later, about 4:15 p.m., Nguyen went berserk and scared hospital staff members and patients, again threatening to kill people. This time police took Nguyen to jail. In neither incident was anyone injured.
Nguyen. In jail on previous occasions for violent behavior.