Man Smashes TVs With Hammer At Winona Target

wcco.com ^ | Nov 29, 2009 | WCCO

[Berlin_Freeper]

A man is in custody after he allegedly smashed a number of televisions with a hammer in the electronics department of a Target store in Winona.

Police say a customer called 911 and reported that a man was smashing TVs in the store around 5:17 p.m. Saturday. When officers arrived they found people exiting the store and were warned that a man armed with a hammer was heading their way.

Officers confronted the man, who had blood on his face and a hammer in his hand, and ordered him to drop his weapon. The man refused.

When he raised the hammer in his hand and squared off at officers, police were forced to use pepper spray on the man. However, the pepper spray had little effect on the man as he took of running in the store.

Officers chased after him and after confronting him again, more pepper spray was used in an attempt to subdue him. It once again failed to have an effect.

The man got within feet of another officer and swung the hammer at the officer. At this time, the officer used his Taser and the man fell to the floor.

The man then got back up and began running around the store again. Police deployed the Taser a second time and after the man fell to the floor, he was arrested after a brief struggle with officers.

[Berlin_Freeper]

I bet that happens a lot.

[JoeMac]

A TV critic maybe? (sar.)

[rbosque]

What the h*ll was on TV?

[Jagdgewehr]

I have to admit, that very thought crosses my mind when I see B. Hussein 0bama on a television.

[CaptRon]

Ok, it's a pet peeve of mine, but would it be too much to ask to source the state? I never post a local article without doing that.

I know, I know, I could go to the link, which I did, but, frankly I don't really care whats happening in Winona unless it's close to me.

[Moonman62]

Maybe there was a Tiger Woods commercial playing on the TV’s.

[Revolting cat!]

Is Wynona OK?

[Real Cynic No More]

In first reading the headline, I misinterpreted that Winona Judd was on all the tv screens, and she was his target. I guess I really messed that up!

[VoiceOfBruck]

Some people are immune to pepper spray.

I like it on scrambled eggs. :)

[CaptRon]

Especially a guy breaking a TV.

[Libloather]

Winona Target?

[JoeMac]

Yeah thats what I thought. My first thought was “Who is Winona Target, did Winona Ryder get married or something?’’

[rbosque]

Sounds like he was hopped up on meth.

[VeniVidiVici]

Early Christmas meth party.

[Berlin_Freeper]

I see it as a warning of what television can do to people around you.

[ClearCase_guy]

Hats off to the police. Remarkable restraint.

[CaptRon]

Winona is not around me.

I just hate having to track down the source of the story when it would so easy for the poster to tell us where it happened.

[VeniVidiVici]

Cans!! He hates these cans!!!

[loungitude]

Did he hit it?

[greatdefender]

You see....Hammers are dangerous and we should ban them!