Ex-police leader won't face criminal charges tied to Fargo riot
An internal investigation found Osmundson broke police policy. That report came out about two weeks after former Chief David Todd gave Osmundson a week suspension on June 4. Osmundson resigned the same day. Burdick’s office looked at several possible charges but found a criminal case could not be brought. No officer saw Osmundson engaging in riotous activity or inciting the crowd, Burdick said in his letter. As for allegations that he drank a beer during the protest while working as an officer, Osmundson claimed he "merely dumped out the minimal remaining contents of a beer can he had found...