WINONA, Minn. — A 26-year-old Winona man was arrested after his mother reported he beat her up because he believed she had called the cops on him. Chase Michael Wehner was booked into jail on a domestic assault charge that was elevated because of a prior conviction. Police responded about 4:25 p.m. to a 911 hang-up that was traced to the 350 Block of West Sanborn Street. At the address Wehner’s mother said she made the 911 call after locking herself in a bedroom to escape her angry son, who then crashed open the door and ripped her phone away. Police said she showed bruises and redness. Apparently Chase had seen police on the block in the morning and assumed that his mom had called them. The assumption wasn’t true, police said: Officers had been on the block in the morning regarding a person lying in the street. The call had nothing to do with the Wehners, police said. It is true, however, that Chase has a record of run-ins with the law. In the new case, Chase had left when police arrived at his mother’s house but was arrested nearby without resistance.
Chase. Unclear why his sensitivity to police being around.