North Dakota Highway Patrol Lt. Steven Johnson
North Dakota Highway Patrol Sgt. Travis Skar
2 NDHP troopers fired in alleged scandal; 1 charged with sex assault, other accused of affair on duty
20 January 2022
According to a criminal affidavit, North Dakota Highway Patrol Lieutenant Steven Johnson is charged with a misdemeanor count of sexual assault, but he is claiming that charge was filed in revenge for firing a sergeant. Johnson was the patrol commander for the Southwest Region. He was stationed in Grand Forks for a number of years before moving west. He was Sergeant Travis Skar’s supervisor in the department’s Southwest Region. According to the criminal complaint: Johnson, along with Skar, Johnson’s wife and two other people decided to use Johnson’s hot tub after a night of partying just before Christmas in 2020. ...