Ben Schmidt

"Kind of a prick."

-Lou Solverson, 2006 Lieutenant Ben Schmidt was a police officer in the Fargo, and later, Duluth Police Departments.

In 1979, he worked with Lou Solverson as a part of a joint task force during the Gerhardt crime syndicate-Kansas city mafia conflict, eventually culminating in the Sioux Falls Massacre. By 2006, he had become a high-ranking Lieutenant in the Duluth PD.

Season 1

 * The Rooster Prince
 * A Muddy Road
 * Eating the Blame
 * Buridan's Ass

Season 2

 * The Myth of Sisyphus
 * The Gift of the Magi
 * Did You Do This? No, You Did It!
 * The Castle
 * Palindrome