Where things went wrong. The Pavilion was built to support events at Memorial Park. Known mostly for the largest chicken barbecue pit on the continent. Eighteen-hundred pieces of chicken can be grilled at one time.
Cops fuzzy on arrest details, investigation status
ARCADIA, Wis. — A person suspected of wielding a machete at a brawl overnight at the Memorial Park pavilion has been arrested, Police Chef Nick Scholl confirmed. Scholl said more arrests were possible. The brawl reportedly involved 20 to 30 persons about 1 o’clock. Police were too busy with injured persons to make arrets in the spot. Ambulances took the injured to the emergency room at the Whitehall hospital. The one arrest was about 10:35 a.m., reportedly at an Arcadia residence. Scholl didn’t identify the individual publicly, nor did he state the charge in which he was booked. Withholding such information from the public is contrary to usual policing policies. Nether the Arcadia jail nor the Trempealeau County jail publishes lists of detainees, also contrary to usual policing practices.
Earlier: Four injured in Arcadia free-for-all