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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
City of Duluth - Police Department
Mike Ceynowa, Chief of Police
2030 North Arlington Avenue • Duluth, Minnesota 55811 • www.duluthmn.gov
For more information contact:
Public Information Officer, Mattie Hjelseth at (218) 730-5434 or mhjelseth@duluthmn.gov
DATE: 2/10/2026
SUBJECT: Female Arrested for Multiple Pending Charges
BY: Mattie Hjelseth, Duluth Police Department Public Information Officer

NATURE OF INCIDENT:
CASE NO.: 26018774
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Female Arrested for Multiple Pending Charges

At approximately 6 p.m., Monday, February 9, Officers responded to a report of a physical domestic in the 3100 block of Vernon Street. Initial information shows a male and a female, later identified as 37-year-old Winona Ness, were in a verbal and physical argument prior to officers’ arrivals. The male was able to escape the residence while Ness barricaded herself inside the home. Multiple de-escalation attempts were made, and eventually officers made entry into the home. K9 Fitz was deployed and Ness was apprehended. Ness was transported to a local hospital for an evaluation and was lodged at the St. Louis County Jail for pending charges of 2nd Degree Assault, Domestic Assault, and Obstruction. Excellent work to A Crew and K9 Fitz for arresting Ness!

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