WINONA, Minn. – Police responding to a disturbance at an upscale apartment building found a man sitting in a hallway and moaning as he conked in and out of consciousness. Officers gave this account: Asked whether he needed help, the man became belligerent Officers decided to take him to the hospital to be examined. He responded: “Touch me again and I’ll beat your asses.” They tried to cuff him. He pushed one officer back and raised one arm above his head and lowered the other in front of himself to prevent being cuffed. Officers pinned the man the wall, eventually cuffing him. The whole time he was resisting. This was about 1 a.m. at 100 Washington Street. Once the man was in custody, officers found brass knuckles in a pocket – a violation of state law. Meanwhile, medics were summoned to check on the man’s condition. They cleared him for arrest. The next stop for Evan Henry Navarro-Katz, age 22, of Winona, was jail. He wasn’t hurt in the frenzy of the arrest. One officer suffered a bruised finger. The episode began with a 911 call about a man yelling and banging on apartment doors.
Navarro-Katz. Little did officers know about his brass knuckles until after he was subdued.