FARGO (KFGO) – Fargo Deputy Police Chief Todd Osmundson has been suspended without pay for his actions during Saturday night’s riot.
Police Chief Dave Todd and Mayor Tim Mahoney say Osmundson chose to operate independently without approval. Osmundson was working behind the scenes without the knowledge of other officers.
Osmundson “created a danger for himself and any officer who may have needed to come to his aid” according to Todd. “This a serious matter and we are dealing with it quickly. Having a sworn person, whether they are an officer in uniform or a member of my command team acting on their own, operating independent of operations planning is unacceptable and dangerous.”
Todd says Osmundson has accepted full responsibility for his actions. Osmundson is a 31 year employee of the department.
