DA in central Oregon boomtown bans sheriff from testifying, alleging lack of ‘truthfulness’

A matter of trust: DUII cases at center of Deschutes County Sheriff van der Kamp's Brady list controversy

Deschutes County District Attorney Steve Gunnels spoke again with KTVZ News Tuesday about his finding that Sheriff Kent van der Kamp gave false testimony in at least two cases, while a legal expert provided insight about the DA's rare move to not let the sheriff testify in future cases.

DA in central Oregon boomtown bans sheriff from testifying, alleging lack of ‘truthfulness’

An unprecedented rift between Deschutes County’s top prosecutor and law enforcement agent burst into public view Monday as District Attorney Steve Gunnels placed Sheriff Kent Vander Kamp on the sheet of distrusted officers known as a Brady list.

Deschutes County sheriff gave false testimony in criminal cases, DA finds

Before Kent Vander Kamp became the sheriff of Deschutes County, he gave false testimony in more than one criminal case, and now many of his past cases are under review, according to Deschutes County District Attorney Steve Gunnels. On April 11, Gunnels placed the sheriff on the county’s Brady list, which is a list of witnesses prosecutors “cannot ethically” call to testify in criminal cases, the DA said. The listing follows his office’s investig…