BLUFF SIDING, Wis. – After being asked to leave George’s Lounge, a belligerant Black River Falls man went outside, got in a ruckus with three other men, and fired a handgun at them twice. The bullets missed. The man drove off. Then he returned to collect evidence of the incident – namely bullet shells on ground. By then, Buffalo County and Trempealeau County deputies and police from across the Mississippi River in Winona had arrived. This was about 2 a.m. They arrested Shakuur Kroll, 26, and Artanya Engel, 21, his woman friend. Such was the account police out together of a wild evening at George’s , a popular tavern on Highway 35 a mile from the Wisconsin-Minnesota bridge route to Winona. Police were alerted that something was wrong at George’s by a barkeep who pressed a robbery alarm behind the bar. There was. no robbery or even a robbery attempt – just an out-of-control escalation of events.
Kroll. Jailed on suspicion of operating a irearm while drunk, endangering safety with a dangerous weapon, and reckless driving.
Engel. On a night out with Kroll at George’s. Also from Black River Falls. Also in the Buffalo County jail in Alma.
George’s Lounge. The yellow and green awning is a magnet for a drive-in bar crowd, particularly Packer fans who find themselves uncomfortable among Viking diehards in bars across the river in Winona. Bar food is served on-premises and carry-out. Wings sell well.