WINONA, Minn. — A woman — drunk, yelling and screaming, rolling in the street, and apparently in a mental crisis — bit a police officer who was trying to subdue her. The bite, on an arm, didn’t require medical attention. This was about 12:20 a.m. in the Third Street bar district downtown. Arrested and booked at jail for fleeing police on foot, obstructing police, and disorderly conduct was Korta, age 28, of La Crosse. Police bare had responded to a call about an intoxicated person outside Gabby’s bar. Their report: In an attempt to calm the woman, officers cuffed her hands. She made some comments about wanting to harm herself. Police called her father, who said he would be right over to pick her up. At this point she seemed calmer. Police uncuffed her. She ran. An officer quickly caught her, which was when he was bit. Subdued again, she was taken to the hospital for psychological evaluation. When medically cleared, she was taken to jail.
