John Robert Lind
Co. Atty. Complaint No.:
2132530
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Court File No.:
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STATEMENT OF PROBABLE CAUSE
The Complainant states that the following facts establish probable cause: On August 26, 2014, New Brighton police officers were sen
t to Beisswenger’s located at 1823 Old Highway 8
NW, New Brighton, Ramsey County on a disorderly employee. Officers spoke to PM who said she thought another employee was leaving bodily fluids in her workspace. PM explained that she returned to her work space that afternoon and discovered another employee,
JOHN ROBERT LIND (DOB: 8-26-1980)
, standing at her desk with his back turned to PM. Lind had both of his hands in front of him near his genitals. It appeared to PM that Lind was doing something at her desk but she could not determine what it was. When Lind suddenly noticed that PM was behind him, he looked at her with a
“dear in headlights” expression. Lind kept his hands in front of him, quickly entered another room, and
slammed the door behind him.
Approximately 10 seconds later, Lind came out of the room and said, “I had a question for you, but I forgot it,” and he left the area.
PM inspected her desk and noted a strong odor that resembled urine, but was somewhat different and strange. PM had a coffee mug with coffee on top of her desk. PM smelled her coffee and noted the same odor coming from her coffee. PM originally thought the smell was due to spoiled milk. PM said that she had an ongoing issue with a foul taste in her coffee but she had not considered that it may have been tampered with until that day. PM noted that there was a large amount of clear liquid on top of her desk and dripping onto the floor. PM believed the liquid was either urine or semen. PM had a hair scrunchy on top of her desk that had absorbed a large amount of the liquid, and she collected the item and placed it inside a plastic bag. PM said that she had ongoing issues with Lind for the past several months. PM regularly came across Lind at work while he had the zipper of his pants down. PM was offended often enough by his conduct that she told Lind she would report him if he approached her with his zipper down one more time. Officers collected the
coffee mug, coffee, and hair scrunchy from PM’s desk as evidence.
On August 28, 2014, Lind agreed to meet at the New Brighton Public Safety Center to discuss the situation involving PM. Lind was told that he was not under arrest, that he did not have to speak with police, and that he could stop talking and leave anytime he wanted. Lind said that he likes PM and is attracted to her. Lind
admitted that he ejaculated on PM’s desk and in her coffee on August 26, 2014. Lind denied that his actions
were out of revenge because PM had threatened to report his behavior. When asked about approaching PM with his zipper down, Lind said she had told him to stop but he did not recall her saying she would report him. Lind said that he legitimately forgot sometimes to pull up his zipper. Sometimes, however, he did it on purpose to perhaps get attention. When told that PM had said her coffee had tasted odd for a couple of months, Lind admitted that he had ejaculated into her coffee twice within the last six months. He ultimately admitted to four separate incidents where he ejaculated o
n PM’s desk or other items. Lind also said he used PM’s hair scrunchy to wipe up his
ejaculate. When asked why he did this, Lind said he thought it was a way to get PM to notice him. He denied that it was a sexual compulsion that he could not control. Lind said he knew it was wrong, and he did it anyway. Lind