Deschutes County Sheriff

The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is using swift water experts, cadaver canines and drones to locate the remaining body after a group was swept over Dillon Falls, near Bend.

In a split vote, Deschutes County commissioners appointed Capt. Ty Rupert to replace embattled Sheriff Kent van der Kamp.

State officials may vote to take his badge before then.

The sheriff’s conduct “discredits the law enforcement profession,” state officials find.

The sheriff says he will stay in his job “until we can find a time that’s best for me to transition out.”

The DA said he is convinced van der Kamp provided false testimony in more than one criminal case, but he declined to specify how many cases have been investigated thus far.

Sheriff Kent van der Kamp’s certifications to be a law enforcement officer could be at risk