St. Cloud Times — Stearns County Sheriff Don Gudmundson has named Jon Lentz ’93 as his chief deputy, the number two position within the sheriff’s office.
Gudmundson announced his choice Tuesday. The chief deputy’s position had been open since the retirement of Bruce Becthold.
“The Sheriff’s 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,” Gudmundson said.
Lentz, 51, earned a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice studies, then worked his way up in the department from correctional officer to captain.
He is married to Lori Ann (Bandemer) Lentz ’92.
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