Stearns County Sheriff Don Gudmundson has appointed a veteran officer to the rank of Chief Deputy. Jon Lentz started as a Correctional Officer with the Sheriff?Äôs Office in 1991. He was made a Deputy Sheriff in 1997, promoted to Sergeant in 2003, to Lieutenant in 2007, and to Captain in 2016. As Captain, he has been in charge of the Patrol and Investigation Divisions.
?ÄúThe Sheriff?Äôs Office has lots of things to accomplish in my 19-month term as interim Stearns County Sheriff and it made sense to me to promote an inside candidate who knows the issues, personalities and the citizens of Stearns County to be the next Chief Deputy,?Äù said Sheriff Gudmundson.
Chief Deputy Lentz is a St. Cloud resident, is married and the father of two children. His wife Lori is a teacher at Prince of Peace Lutheran School in St. Cloud. He holds a B.A. in Criminal Justice from St. Cloud State University. He serves as a deacon with Trinity Lutheran Church in Sauk Rapids, is on the Board of Directors for Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Sauk Rapids, and is the current president of the Apollo Volleyball Booster Club.