Police Cuff Man Found With Underage Girls

A 23-year-old Minnetonka man faces a pair of gross misdemeanor charges after South Lake Minnetonka police say they found him in a parking lot with two underage females.

An officer on patrol during the early morning hours of Tuesday, Nov. 15, spotted John Lundquist’s vehicle parked outside of a closed business on the 5600 block of County Road 19 in Tonka Bay, according to a report written by South Lake Minnetponka Police Department (SLMPD) Detective Steve Neururer. Another man was also in the vehicle—as were two females, ages 13 and 14.

After originally saying they had permission to be out, the officer contacted one of the girls’ parents and learned they did not know the whereabouts of their daughter. The girl eventually admitted to the officer that she snuck out of the house.

Lundquist was arrested and in a subsequent interview with police admitted that he had called one of the girls on her cell phone and picked her up around 11:30 p.m.

Lundquist denied any sexual activity took place. He remained in custody as of Friday morning. Lundquist faces two gross misdemeanor counts of contributing to the delinquency of a child, each of which carries with it up to a year in jail and a $3,000 fine. He is scheduled to make his first court appearance on Dec. 6.