WINONA, Minn. – A man, new in town and apparently homeless, was evicted eight times from hotel lobbies and other 24/7 places near the Highway 61 roundabout on the Far East End. It started abuot 5 p.m. when police took a call from the Plaza hotel that a man was harassing staff and guests. Police escorted Shamar Joshua Raines outside and issued a no-trespass order effective for a year and sent him on his way. Then there was another call, and another. Raines kept popping up at other businesses and being unruly. Finally, about 11 p.m., Raines was reported rummaging through a vehicle. He claimed the car was his, but police quickly ascertained it wasn’t. In all of this, police said Raines appeared sober and not needing medical attention. He was ticketed again and told the consequences of further trespass and unwelcome incidents would mean not a mere ticket but arrest as a habitual offender.
Raines. Age 40. Said he was from Minneapolis.