BATTLE LAKE, Minn. (KFGO KBRF) – Three 19-year-old men were arrested early Friday morning for illegally entering The Rusty Nail bar and restaurant in Battle Lake and making their own food.
Police Chief Eric Dison received a report of a burglary in progress. The owner chased the suspects out and they were running down an alley. Dison was nearby and saw three people. One of the restaurant owners pointed them out. Dison was able to follow them in his squad car as they ran and when he activated his siren, they eventually stopped running.
Arrested were Deovion Bell of Alexandria, Marcus Sewell of Underwood, and Jaden Hanson of Fergus Falls. The charges say Dison asked the trio where they were running from, and they told him that they had been above the Rusty Nail, where there are apartments.
The bar had closed the night before and an owner said he arrived at 6:30 a.m. to prepare the restaurant for the day when he discovered that food had been left out and the coolers were open. The broaster was also left open and had food left inside. The owner checked the motion sensors and found that they had been activated at around 3:30 that morning.
Security footage showed the three men enter the restaurant from a door that led to the upstairs apartments. The footage also showed the three men making food, including french fries, onion rings, and bacon, and touching food in the preparation area.
The complaint says the owner told Dison that he has an employee who lived in one of the apartments above the business. The employee told Dison that the trio had called earlier that morning and came to his door at around 3 a.m. from another nearby residence. He said that he had not given them permission to enter the Rusty Nail or make food, and had been unaware they had done so until he was called later.
Law enforcement said the men smelled of alcohol and were displaying signs of alcohol consumption. A breath test was conducted, with the lowest result being .076 alcohol concentration, and the highest being .13.
The men have been charged with misdemeanor 3rd degree burglary and consumption of liquor under the age of 21.
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