MN Residents Conducting Anonymous “Online Predator” Operation, Catch One

A group of Minnesota residents living South and West of the Twin Cities recently decided to conduct their own anonymous online predator operation, and it ended up netting a level III predatory offender. The local police department shared the information on social media Monday afternoon.

The Chaska Police Department took to social media on Monday to inform community residents about a situation that the Police Department was now handling after residents created an online operation to catch online predators. A man did respond to the online trap, and residents then forwarded that information to the Chaska Police Department. Here is what the police department wrote on social media.

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According to online jail records, Klappenbach was still in custody as of Monday's roster. 

It should be noted that something like this could have gone another way, without law enforcement getting involved. It's not recommended that people do something like this, rather than allowing law enforcement to do something like this.

Once again, taking matters as this group did into your own hands or into a group of hands is not condoned by law enforcement.

Minnesota does have legal Statutes on Level III offenders which include:

All level III predatory offenders be placed on intensive supervised release for the entire supervised release, conditional release, or parole term. The commissioner may impose appropriate conditions of release on the inmate including but not limited to unannounced searches of the inmate's person, vehicle, or premises by an intensive supervision agent; compliance with court-ordered restitution, if any; random drug testing; house arrest; daily curfews; frequent face-to-face contacts with an assigned intensive supervision agent; work, education, or treatment requirements; and electronic surveillance. In addition, any sex offender placed on intensive supervised release may be ordered to participate in an appropriate sex offender program as a condition of release.