90 guns found in home of South St. Paul man flagged as threat, court documents say

Authorities searched the South St. Paul home of a man with a history of making threats against law enforcement and found drugs and approximately 90 guns, including a rifle with a scope set up on a tripod overlooking the front door, according to court documents.

Kollin J. Konitzer, 34, is well known to authorities “due to his concerning, escalating pattern of conduct” toward law enforcement, the documents say.

So when South St. Paul police learned the afternoon of Aug. 19 that Konitzer was on his way to city hall to talk about a records request, he was met in a lobby by a commander.

The officer saw that Konitzer had a gun at his hip under his shirt, then discovered he did not have a permit to carry a firearm, according to a criminal complaint filed in Dakota County District Court.

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