(KNSI) – A St. Cloud man accused of tracking, threatening and assaulting his ex-girlfriend over several months has agreed to plead guilty.
29-year-old Hunter Paul Klemz signed a petition to plead guilty in Stearns County District Court on July 15th. Under the agreement, Klemz will plead guilty to one felony count of threats of violence, two gross misdemeanor counts of installing a tracking device without a court order and one misdemeanor count of violating a domestic abuse no contact order. In exchange, prosecutors will dismiss the remaining charges, including the most serious count, felony stalking.
Klemz originally faced 25 charges across two complaints. The first accused him of stalking, threatening and repeatedly assaulting the woman after she tried to end the relationship in the summer of 2025. According to that complaint, she found tracking devices wired to her vehicle on three separate occasions, and investigators say search warrants tied the devices to Klemz’s name, email address, phone number and credit card. The complaint also describes a series of physical confrontations through the fall, including one in November when her child was present, and a December escalation in which she reported roughly 50 calls and 70 text messages in a single day.
A second complaint, filed after a restraining order and a domestic abuse no contact order were put in place in late December, alleged Klemz continued to contact and follow the woman. He was arrested again on January 29th at a probation check-in, where the complaint says he tested positive for methamphetamine.
The plea agreement calls for a stay of imposition of sentence for up to five years on the felony, which could reduce the charge to a misdemeanor if Klemz completes probation without violations. The misdemeanor sentences would be stayed for up to a year. He would receive credit for time served, a $50 fine plus surcharges and a victim service assessment.
The agreement also requires Klemz to complete a substance use disorder assessment, a comprehensive mental health evaluation and domestic abuse programming, submit to random testing, participate in domestic violence enhanced supervision and remain law abiding. GPS monitoring would be removed, and Klemz could begin supervised visits with his children at Holding Hope if he goes without any violations past July 22nd.
Sentencing is scheduled for September 10th.
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