Man arrested for stalking, claims victim used DEA satellites to 'mess with him'

ST. CLOUD — A Waite Park man is back in jail after repeatedly stalking a man he was legally prohibited from contacting, police say.

According to the criminal complaint, officers from the St. Cloud Police Department were dispatched to a home in the 1000 block of Coborn Boulevard on Wednesday, where they made contact with an adult male.

The man stated he received a phone call from Gregory James Lange, 58, while at work. According to the complaint, Lange has repeatedly monitored the man's whereabouts since 2012. In November, a harassment restraining order was issued prohibiting Lange from having contact with the man.

The man told officers that, during the call, Lange claimed he was going to "sue (the man) for the satellites" and said the man should "watch his back."

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Officers confirmed the number used to contact the man was linked to Lange on various search sites, and obtained a search warrant for Lange's residence.

While at the residence, officers spoke with Lange, who claimed the victim was using DEA satellites to "mess with him." During the search, officers located what appeared to be a hat fashioned out of tinfoil, which Lange stated helped block the satellite.

Lange eventually admitted to contacting the man. A subsequent search of Lange's cell phone confirmed he placed the call. Officers noted that prior to making the call, Lange had searched for stun guns on Amazon.com.

Lange was taken into custody at Stearns County Jail, where he was held on $400,000 bail.

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Lange's history with the victim spans at least six years. Previously, Lange had driven his car into the man's overhead garage door, and on Sept. 9, 2015, set fire to an electrical box at the man's residence, which resulted in a 37-month prison sentence.

On May 7, 2016, Lange located the man at a vacation residence and called him, resulting in a two-year sentence for a violation of a harassment restraining order conviction.

Lange had also previously been convicted of felony stalking in 2012 and felony domestic assault in 2013.

According to the complaint, Lange was released from prison on Sept. 28 and was on supervised release at the time of the Wednesday incident. He now faces two felony stalking charges, each of which carry a maximum penalty of up to 10 years in prison, up to a $20,000 fine, or both.

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