St. Charles man arrested after trying to evade deputies
A man wanted on a warrant by Winona County authorities for fleeing police, was arrested over the weekend in Elba. Scott Allen Ball of St. Charles was arrested after he was found sleeping in a van on Governor Road in Whitewater Township. On Friday night, sheriff's deputies from the Olmsted County Sheriff's department were pursuing Ball who was driving a Dodge Durango that was said to be stolen from Olmsted County. Reports say Ball was able to elude officers after leaving the vehicle. Winona County authorities responded at around 9:00 with the K–9 unit, but they were not able to locate the suspect. At about 11:30, a call was received that Ball was sleeping in a vehicle. That's when Winona County officers found him in the van and took him into custody. Ball is in custody at the Olmsted County jail. After his arrest, Ball was said to have kicked out a window in a Winona County squad car. He was also found to be in possession of a small amount of marijuana. Ball faces numerous other charges in Winona County related to a vehicle chase last month in St. Charles.
