(Minnewaukan, ND) — Benson County Sheriff Ethan Rode and two deputies resigned last Friday. Benson County Commissioner Dick Horner says Rode overpaid a former employee for hours not worked. Chief Deputy Travis Carlson was arrested and is being accused of illegally arresting members from the Spirit Lake Reservation, document forgery and other related offenses. He posted a ten-thousand dollar bond and was released last Friday. Horner will be the interim sheriff until next Tuesday and there’s now one deputy on staff serving the county.
Benson County Sheriff And 2 Deputies Resign; 1 Deputy Left On Staff
