Three snowmobilers from the St. Cloud area are being held in the St. Louis County Jail pending the filing of formal charges after breaking into a residence and assaulting the occupants early Saturday, Proctor police said.
Police said there had been an altercation between some local residents and out-of-town snowmobilers earlier in the evening in the parking lot of the Tailgate Bar and Grill, 501 Third Ave., in Proctor. About 2:30 a.m., the snowmobilers followed the locals to a residence where the assault took place.
A 26-year-old St. Cloud man, a 31-year-old St. Cloud man and a 30-year-old Cold Springs man are being held on preliminary charges of first-degree burglary, second-degree assault and damage to property. The Cold Springs man is also facing a fleeing police in a snowmobile charge.
