He ran away from Treasure Island Resort & Casino security but was apprehended by nuclear plant security when he trespassed on Xcel Energy property in Red Wing, Minn. Plant security detected the individual at 1:45 a.m. near a wooded area several hundred yards from the plant, according to Xcel officials. He was intercepted by plant security at about the same time as Prairie Island Indian Community police arrived. Tribal police took the individual into custody. In a report filed with the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the plant said it was later determined that the individual had fled on foot from the nearby casino, where he had been detained on suspicion of underage drinking. The U.S. Department of Energy is a regulatory overseer when it comes to nuclear plant security.

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