WINONA, Minn. – Police tasered a Winona man in a leg when, they said, he became belligerent when being transported to the hospital for detoxification evaluation. Nathaniel James Moritz, 28, had been arrested in the 400 block of East Ninth Street about 8:30 p.m. The resident complained that Moritz was trying repeatedly to get inside. The woman locked the doors and called 911. When police arrived, Moritz was still around and “very intoxicated,” officers said. With his blood-alcohol at an especially high 0.28%, officers cuffed him for his own safety He resisted belligerently, at which point he was tased, officers said. At the hospital, after officers had departed, Moritz was released to a friend. Police said they would mail a disorderly conduct and resisting arrest citation to him.
