SPARTA, Wis. –A Mondovi man was arrested for the firing of a handgun over and iver at a rural strip club. Witnesses told police that Alexander Knudtson, 21, of Mondovi, had tried to go into the bar with the handgun about 1:35 a.m. but was forced back. Outside in the parking lot, witnesses said, he fired multiple rounds from the handgun, then drove off. A little later Monroe County deputies found Knudtson in his crashed vehicle in La Crosse County on Highway 162. He was booked for recklessly endangering safety, being armed while intoxicated, carrying a concealed weapon, disorderly conduct, and drunken driving. A judge set bail at $1,000 ordered him to stay away from the Hunting Shack gentlemen’s club as well as any place with liquor. No firearms either, the judge said.
Knutdson. Blood-alcohol tested almost 0.18%when booked. Generally 0.08% is considered impaired.