GRAND FORKS — Interim Sheriff Cory Mortensen has won the Sheriff’s election in Pembina County.
Mortensen topped Marcus Ramsay, the former deputy chief at the Pembina County Sheriff’s Office, in the Tuesday, Nov. 3, election. Mortensen earned 59.39% of the vote. He did not immediately respond to a call from the Grand Forks Herald seeking comment.
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Mortensen took over as deputy chief earlier this year after
Ramsay was fired on Jan. 20
. Sheriff Terry Meidinger then retired May 31, and appointed Mortensen to the interim role starting June 1.
The minutes from the May 19, Board of Pembina County Commissioners meeting summarized a statement made by Meidinger. It said, “Mortensen has the respect of the whole department, and in his taking over the position of chief deputy, he has caught on to everything really well and has been doing a good job.”
According to Ramsay’s personnel file, which the Grand Forks Herald received in late April, he was accused of four wrongdoings: wage theft, sharing an evidence photo of a nude woman in the office, making false statements about coworkers and other behavior.