TIOGA, N.D. - Two Tioga police officers face felony charges over a training session during which an AK-47 was fired into a landfill.
The incident happened June 19, as brothers Joshua and Nathaniel McNally were getting ready to tee off on the third hole at the Tioga Golf Course, when their game was interrupted by gunfire.
The gunfire came from two on-duty Tioga police officers, Sgt. Jeremiah Johnson and Officer Joshua Nelson. Johnson was training Nelson at the time.
They both face face Class C felony reckless endangerment charges and have been placed on paid administrative leave as a result.
Charges were filed Dec. 31 by Divide County State's Attorney Jordan Seymour.
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According to Tioga police department administrator Jeff Spivey, Tioga Chief Larry Maize was not aware of the charges being filed until the Williston Herald made a freedom of information request involving the incident.
