Chad Olson (Daily News file photo)

LANSING – A former Norway Police officer has been bound over for trial on misconduct in office charges after being accused of having improper contact with women using personal information taken from police databases, according to the Michigan attorney general’s office.

Chad Olson, 43, of Vulcan, appeared Friday in the 41st Circuit Court in Iron Mountain on felony and misdemeanor charges stemming from his time as a law enforcement officer until Dec. 20, 2024, according to a news release from state Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office.

Olson allegedly used the personal contact information “to flirt and curry favor with the women, which led to one sexual encounter with a woman while on duty in the police station,” a news release from the AG’s office states.

In addition, after resigning from the Norway Police Department, Olson is accused of illegally purchasing a pistol without a license, using his MCOLES number when he no longer had any police authority.

The case was referred to the Department of Attorney General by the Dickinson County Sheriff’s Department and the Michigan State Police.

Olson was charged in June with —

— Two counts of misconduct in office, each a five-year felony. One count pertains to malfeasance, involving the alleged sexual conduct while on duty. The second count involves misfeasance, involving the alleged misuse of law enforcement resources;

— One count of pistols — false statement on sales record, a four-year felony; and

— One count of purchasing a pistol without a license, a 90-day misdemeanor.

Olson is scheduled to return to the 41st Circuit Court at 9 a.m. Thursday before Chief Judge Mary Barglind, according to the news release.

“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.”