(FOX 9) - Hennepin County Sheriff Dave Hutchinson repeatedly lied and attempted to conceal key information after he drunkenly crashed his squad car at speeds of more than 120 miles an hour in December, newly released case files indicate.The files indicate Hutchinson claimed that he wasn't driving his county-owned vehicle, attempted to grab for his gun holster while talking with a Douglas County sheriff's deputy, and delayed in providing a urine sample.
The files also indicate that Hutchinson lied in previous TV interviews about his decision to get on the road.At 1:19 a.m. Dec.
8, a man placed a call from Hutchinson's cell phone to an Alexandria taxi driver to ask if any bars were still open, Alexandria Police said.
The taxi driver said no. The call came from the Arrowwood Resort, where Hutchinson was staying at a Minnesota Sheriff's Association conference.