(MSC News)--The Valley Falls Police Chief is scheduled to appear in court next month as he faces misdemeanor criminal charges.

According to The Salina Journal, Bronson Campbell is accused of disseminating or requesting criminal history information without a legitimate need.

His first appearance in Dickinson County District Court has been rescheduled for August 18th, moved from its original date of July 21st.

According to the Associated Press, the complaint alleges that Campbell, in 2014, disseminated criminal history information, or requested such information from the central repository of another criminal justice agency, without a legitimate need. It happened while he was serving the Chief of Police for the city of Enterprise, Kansas.

Campbell is currently seeking the Republican nomination for Jefferson County Sheriff.