MINNEISKA, Minn. – During a traffic stop a Winona County deputy determined that the driver was not only drunk but had three children, all under 10, in the car. Adrian Phillip Schoen, 39, of Hudson, Wisconsin, was arrested. The children were released to the care of their grandmother. The arrest was about 7:40 p.m. on Highway 61 at Minneiska, 15 miles upriver from Winona. A chemical test found Schoen’s kevel of impairment was 0.23%. That blood-alcohol measure is almost three times more than the break point into inebriated driving.
Schoen. Charges include thee counts of child endangerment.