Judge orders former Deschutes County Sheriff to pay OPB attorney fees in public records fight

Judge orders former Deschutes County Sheriff to pay OPB attorney fees in public records fight

A former Deschutes County sheriff who was banned from Oregon law enforcement last year over allegations of serial lying has been ordered to pay roughly $90,000 in OPB’s legal fees resulting from a lawsuit he waged against the media organization during the 2024 election cycle.In a decision last week, a Deschutes County circuit court judge ruled that Kent van der Kamp must cover most of OPB’s costs to defend itself from his legal complaint to sque…