Former Norway Police Officer Chad Olson, 43, of Vulcan, has been bound over to stand trial in Dickinson County’s 41st Circuit Court on charges of alleged misconduct, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced Friday. Olson, who resigned from the Norway Police Department in December 2024, is accused of misusing police databases to obtain women’s personal contact information, then using it to pursue relationships. Prosecutors say that led to one sexual encounter inside the police station while Olson was on duty. After leaving the department, Olson allegedly purchased a pistol without a license, using his MCOLES number despite no longer having police authority.

He was charged in June with:

• Two counts of Misconduct in Office (5-year felonies) – one for alleged sexual conduct on duty, and one for misuse of law enforcement resources;
• One count of Pistols – False Statement on Sales Record (4-year felony);
• One count of Purchasing a Pistol without a License (90-day misdemeanor).

“We expect law enforcement officers who take an oath to protect and serve our communities to do so with integrity,” Nessel said at the time of the arraignment. “I commend the investigative efforts of the Dickinson County Sheriff’s Department and the Michigan State Police and remain committed to ensuring those who commit such serious dereliction of duty are held accountable.”

Olson is scheduled to appear before Judge Mary Barglind on August 21^st at 9 a.m.