School employee arrested after allegedly sending explicit images

By Twincitieslocalnews staff

A 26-year-old Meeker County man is facing felony-level harassment charges after investigators say he sent explicit images to a juvenile through social media, and the victim attends the same school where the suspect works.

According to Meeker County Sheriff’s Office, on June 26th, detectives with the Meeker County Sheriff’s Office, assisted by the Kandiyohi County Sheriff’s Office, executed a search warrant at the Lake Lillian home of Sutton Junkermeier. During the search, detectives seized his electronic devices. Afterward, detectives got an arrest warrant, and Junkermeier was taken into custody later that day.

He was booked into the Meeker County jail and is facing multiple counts of harassment, including felony-level charges of sexual intent.