Deschutes Circuit Court Judge finds that the County and the Sheriff’s Office were within legal rights to release Vander Kamp’s California personnel records
Friday brought a close to a drawn-out legal challenge sheriff-elect Kent Vander Kamp initiated against Deschutes County, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office and Oregon Public Broadcasting, as well its local reporter, Emily Cureton Cook, with a judge ruling in the county and OPB’s favor. The legal battle began on October 9 when Vander Kamp’s lawyer filed a temporary restraining order against the County entities and OPB to stop the release of personnel records from a police department in California where he served…
