DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (KFGO) – A former Ramsey County sheriff’s deputy who resigned from the department in March and later faced criminal charges after an investigation into money missing from a program administered by the department pled guilty to a single misdemeanor charge Thursday.
Benjamin Myrum of Devils Lake pleaded guilty to misapplication of less $500 of entrusted property. A felony theft charge against Myrum was dropped.
He was given a 30-day suspended jail sentence and was ordered to pay restitution, fines, and fees and serve a year of unsupervised probation.
Myrum must write a letter of apology to Ramsey County Sheriff Bryan Lang and State BCI Agent Steve Gilpin within 30 days.
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