WINONA, Minn. – After taking a burrito smashed in his face, a Winona man called police to report being assaulted. Police arrived and saw the burrito residue on the man’s nose. The victim said he had gone out of his apartment into the street to warn Anthony Martin Arreola that his presence was a violation of a victim protection order. That, he said, was when Arreola smashed the burrito in his face. Arreola fled on foot, the victim said. This was about 6 p.m. on Fifth Street. A few blocks away outside a Kwik Trip convenience store, police found Arreola. Told he was under arrest, Arreola said he wasn’t cool with that. Police said he backed away and raised his arms threateningly. There was a struggle during which, police said, Arreola insisted he would not go back to jail “with 278 days hanging over my head” — apparently a reference to a pending drug case against him. He continued violently to resist being cuffed but then was taken down to the the blacktop .Booking took six hours. Arreola ended up behind bars accused of:
> Violation of a judge-ordered restraining order.
> Assault intended to inflict injury.
> Assault that inflicted injury.
> Interference with an arrest.
What of the man with burrito on his face? He declined medical treatment. Extra spicy? Or mld? He didn’t say.
Arreola. 37 years old. From Winona.