He reportedly kicked an officer s taser into the crowd. Written By: Leah Ward | ×
Hart
EDGERTON A Twin Cities man is being held in the Pipestone County Jail after being arrested during the Hairball concert at the Edgerton Dutch Festival.
The Pipestone County Sheriff s Office responded to a Saturday complaint that a large man was fighting people near the front of the crowd. When officers arrived, they reportedly observed several people holding down a man identified as Alexander Hart, 28, of Mound. One of the witnesses said Hart punched a woman in the face.
When police attempted to arrest Hart, he allegedly began screaming at and spitting on the officers. He reportedly kicked an officer in the chest, causing the officer s taser holster to break and the taser to fly into the crowd. Hart then allegedly kicked a second officer in the chest, breaking the officer s microphone.
He is also accused of making threats of violence toward specific individuals. Written By: Leah Ward | ×
Medina
EDGERTON An Edgerton man was arrested over the weekend after allegedly threatening to blow up the community.
An individual came to the Pipestone County Sheriff s Office Feb. 13 to report that Jorge Medina, 22, had made threats toward them. They played an audio recording of a phone call with Medina, during which Medina can be heard saying, I have enough ammunition to blow up this entire [expletive] town.
The person asked Medina if he was threatening Edgerton, and he replied, yeah, I am. The person then asked why he didn t leave Edgerton if he didn t like the town, and Medina said, I have people to take down first.