ND deputy arrested in Crookston break-in resigns

GRAFTON, N.D. — A North Dakota sheriff's deputy charged in a break-in at a Minnesota convenience store has resigned.

The Grand Forks Herald reportsthat 22-year-old Adam Koenig of Park River submitted his resignation Tuesday. He had been hired by the Walsh County Sheriff's Office in September.

Koenig is charged with burglary and damage to property in the break-in at a Holiday gas station in Crookston, Minn., last Thursday. He has been released from jail after posting $500 bail and is to appear in court on Jan. 14. A telephone listing for him could not immediately be found.