CHIEF DEPUTY

“His dedication was second to none” Norman Co. ready to say goodbye to Sheriff Thornton

ADA, Minn. (KVRR) – Norman County is mourning the sudden loss of Sheriff Jeremy Thornton who died after a battle with pancreatic cancer at age 53. “It will be impossible to replace Sheriff Thornton,” Norman County Chief Deputy Ben Fall said. It’s a sudden loss that Norman County will take some time to mourn. Sheriff Jeremy Thornton began feeling fatigued…

Captain resigns, chief deputy retiring from Cass County Sheriff’s Office

FARGO (KVRR/KFGO) – A top administrator in the Cass County Sheriff’s Office has left the department. Sheriff Jesse Jahner says he reluctantly accepted the resignation of Capt. Mitch Burris earlier this month. Burris, who’d been with the department for more than 33 years, says the job has become much more difficult in recent years, with civil unrest and people viewing…