Thu, Jul 12, 2018 - 6:06pm
DICKINSON, N.D.—A former LaMoure police chief convicted of continuous sexual abuse of a child in multiple counties was sentenced to life with the possibility of parole on Tuesday, July 10. James Watson faced charges of continuous sexual abuse of a child in both Golden Valley and Stark counties, as well as gross sexual imposition in Hettinger County in southwest North Dakota. Watson's arrest came while he served as the chief of police for the LaMoure Police Department across the state in southeast North Dakota.