Bomb Threat Suspect Heads to Prison After Pleading Guilty to Terroristic Threats Charge

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A Minneapolis man who threatened he had bombs at Lake Elmo Bank in Oakdale last month pleaded guilty to making terroristic threats with explosive devices.

Matthew Allen Klemmer, 45, was convicted on the terroristic threats charge on Aug. 9 in Washington County District Court for the incident that occurred on July 25.

Klemmer was committed to the state Correctional Facility in St. Cloud for 25 months with credit for 16 days served. 

According to the criminal complaint: 

On July 25 the Oakdale Police Department received a call from Lake Elmo Bank in Oakdale stating a man arrived at the bank who claimed he had placed a bomb in the bank's overnight deposit box and another bomb in a postal box on the bank's property.

Early that morning, Klemmer walked up to the bank's drive-up window holding a knife and not wearing a shirt. Klemmer told the bank employee at the window that he wanted to speak with a federal agent or both bombs would detonate in less than an hour. He also said he could detonate the bomb from a device in his pocket.

Police apprehended Klemmer. A member of the St. Paul Bomb Squad opened the overnight deposit box and found a device that looked like an iPhone and a silver lighter. An onsite x-ray confirmed the device was only a cell phone and was not linked to any explosives.

Klemmer has a previous criminal history, including domestic assault, felony theft and burglary, felony check forgery, damage to property and DWI's. 

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