Grand Forks officer won't be disciplined for unauthorized commercial

(Grand Forks, ND) -- A Grand Forks police officer won't be disciplined for acting in a commercial without prior authorization.

Officer Brian Samson appears in the McLaughlin's RV and Marine video as a uniformed Grand Forks officer who pretends to arrest a man for selling campers "too low" and for "stealing from the company." The commercial was taped during the Grand Forks Men's Show at the Alerus Center, where the police department had a promotion and recruitment display.

Office of Professional Standards Lieutenant Andrew Stein says Samson was on duty and probably should have checked with his superiors, but had good intentions.