WINONA, Minn. — Police say Aiden Michael Wilson’s first mistake was hopping on a motorcycle outside the Kwik Trip at Huff and Sarnia. A police officer saw Wilson and knew that his driving license was revoked. After the ensuing traffic stop, Wilson, age 19, of Dakota was in jail. The charges:
> Underage drinking and driving.
> Carrying a pistol without a permit.
> Carrying a pistol while under the influence
> Driving after revocation.
The arresting officer gave this account: At the stop , about 12:30 a.m. a few blocks away, the officer immediately detected an overwhelming odor of alcohol. Wilson’s eyes were bloodshot and watery. Wison’s backpack was leaking. Wilson initially denied consuming alcohol but later admitted that he had beer in his backpack and had consumed three to four drinks. Wilson also admitted that he did not have insurance and that he had no driver’s license. It had been revoked after a drunk-diving arrest three weeks earlier. Asked whether he had weapons, Wilson first denied having any but later admitted to handgun in his backpack. Officers searched the backpack and located nine cans of Busch Light Apple, a 4.1% alcohol product. One was uncorked and leaking. Also in the backpack: Several marijuana-related items, including loose marijuana, rolling papers, and a marijuana pipe. Wilson admitted to smoking marijuana earlier in the day. The revolver was a .357 Taurus. A breath test showed his blood was 0.07% alcohol — a legally tolerable level, but at 19 he legally ineligible to imbibe at all. Then there was the bike. It had been stolen. The owner discovered the theft after noticing fraudulent charges on a card that had been inside a wallet on the bike.