Police Say Minnesota State Rep. Walter Hudson Was Armed And Intoxicated With Engen During DUI Stop

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(Minnesota Reformer) – When Rep. Elliott Engen, R-White Bear Township, was arrested on suspicion of driving while impaired early Friday, one passenger in his care was Rep. Walter Hudson, who was also impaired and in possession of a 9 mm Smith & Wesson handgun in his waistband, which police confiscated for safe keeping, according to the Engen arrest report released.

Around 2:11 a.m., a police officer through dispatch called for backup because a passenger in a DUI stop possessed a firearm. The officer confirmed that the passenger also appeared impaired.

“Just took a firearm off one of the passengers. He’s more than compliant,” a White Bear officer said over dispatch.

The Engen arrest report states that Hudson informed police that he was carrying a concealed firearm.