Winona police pursue fleeing vehicle, driver later arrested

(KWNO)-Winona Police pursued a vehicle speeding through the city and ultimately arrested the driver later the same day. According to a police spokesperson, officers on Friday morning saw a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed on East 2nd Street and tried to pull it over. The driver fled, traveling at speeds up to 50 MPH and running multiple stop signs. Officers discontinued their pursuit after a few minutes in the interest of public safety but later found the fleeing vehicle about two hours later parked on West 5th Street. The car was towed and searched and investigators found documents identifying 44-year-old James Robert Hernstine. Hernstine was stopped in Goodview around 3:00 p.m. driving a different vehicle and arrested. Hernstine had the key to the car involved in the pursuit on him but denied fleeing from police, according to the spokesperson. Hernstine is charged with fleeing a peace officer and reckless driving, among other charges.

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Winona Police on Thursday afternoon responded to reports of a person being shot in the arm. Officers arrived in the 550 block of Mankato Avenue and found a man who had been shot in the arm with a pellet gun. He was alert and conscious and subsequently taken Winona Health for treatment. Around 5:00 law enforcement arrested 35-year-old John Edward Mullen at a residence on East 11th Street. In the home officers found several pellet guns. Mullen will be referred to the Winona County Attorney's Office for second-degree assault.

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Winona Police have arrested a 17-year-old boy who allegedly shot another teenager in the eye with a BB gun. According to a WPD spokesperson, officers made the arrest Monday afternoon at a residence in the 150 block of East 8th Street. The boy did live there and was possibly hiding out from police. He's charged with second-degree assault and threats of violence. Investigators say last Saturday a group of teenagers was hanging out in the playground area at the old Madison School. A confrontation arose and the boy shot the girl in the eye with the BB gun from "two to three steps away." The spokesperson said the victim does not appear to be seriously injured as she was struck in the eyelid, and the BB did not puncture the eye.

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