WINONA, Minn. – Police had a hard time getting a Kellogg man to the hospital for detox care after beach-goers reported being harassed over an inflatable beach raft. This about 3:10 p.m. at Lake Park. At the beach police said they found Tyler Marvin Hoffman, age 23, so intoxicated he couldn’t care for himself — and also belligerent. Hoffman got in officers’ faces and became combative when told to back off. Asked for identification, Hoffman produced a cigarette package, officers said. Also, they said, he gave a false name and birth date. One officer was kicked in the groin, another suffered leg burns from being dragged across the sand. In the squad care Hoffman kicked and damaged a door panel, officers said. Rather than the hospital, officers took Hoffman to jail. Still combative, he strapped in a chair for booking.
Hoffman. Charges: Assaulting police, obstructing a legal process, damaging property.