He spoke to JLS who told him she had found an Apple Air Tag tucked under the fabric of her vehicle’s trunk. She reported that it wasn’t her Air Tag and that she didn’t know when or how the Air Tag got there, but had been receiving notifications the last few days that one was nearby. Officer Sawatsky took custody of the Air Tag and Inv. Silas Reek, also of the Big Lake Police Department, conducted follow‐up investigation. Through a series of warrants, Inv. Reek determined that the Air Tag was purchased on 11/01/2024 by ROBERT PHILIP KLINGMAN, [DOB REDACTED], the above‐named defendant.
The Air Tag was also registered to the Defendant. When JLS was asked questions about Mr. Klingman, she said that he was her ex‐boyfriend and that she knew him to be “possessive and obsessive.” She said she was trying to break up with him but that he wasn’t taking it well, and recalled an incident when he showed up outside her house unannounced and uninvited. Inv. Klingman spoke to the Defendant. The Defendant admitted to purchasing the Air Tag and registering it in his name. However, he said that he bought the Air Tag for his Play Station, which he transported in an open‐top bag and sometimes in JLS’s trunk.
He said he did not put the Air Tag in the trunk intentionally, that it could have fallen off, and that her trunk was a “mess.” He also said that their relationship had ended poorly, and that a Harassment Restraining Order was granted in January 2024. JLS clarified with Inv. Reek that the Air Tag was found under the carpet liner of the trunk, and that it would have had to been placed there intentionally. She also said that nobody else drove her car, that nobody had recently transported anything in her trunk, and that nobody had permission to put the Air Tag there.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: Pursuant to Minn. Stat. 609.49, intentional failure to appear for duly scheduled court appearances may result in additional criminal charges, and in addition to any arrest warrant that may otherwise be issued by the Court.
