Roseau County Deputy Facing Eight Criminal Charges

by Ryan Honl

Roseau County Deputy Sheriff Bruce Hanson is facing eight criminal charges, one a felony for presenting false claims to a public officer or body and seven misdemeanor counts, ranging from misconduct to breaching government data practices.

The Pennington County Sheriff's Office along with State investigators conducted the investigation and detailed the charges in a 17 page report.

The Pennington County Sheriff and investigators served a warrant to search for information about Hanson at the Roseau County Sheriff's Department. Hanson was working at the office at the time and the inve...