WINONA, Minn. — Police arrested a West End man after two threatening calls to a secretary at City Hall and a third to Police Chief Tom Williams, who was called a disparaging name in a voice message. Perry Scott Topness, age 43, was arrested outside his house on Marian Street when police arrived a couple hours after the calls. He offered no resistance. Apparently his beef was from a year or so ago when police called a tow truck to remove vehicles at his house in violation of the 20-hour limit for parking on a public street. One car had a flat tire. Anther was open with cobwebs inside. These were the calls logged by police Thursday:
> 10:44 a.m.: A City Hall secretary took a call about various complaints, ending with a threat to show up at City Hall to “kick ass.”
> 10:47 a.m.: To Chief Williams, the caller left a phone message that if anyone touched any of his cars, he would be “sitting there with a shotgun.”
> 10:49 a.m.: The same secretary took a second call, this time the caller saying he would shoot a shotgun at anyone who came to his place to take his car.
The arrest, at Topness’ house, was about 1:15 p.m. There was no resistance. Nor a shotgun.