Umatilla Sheriff’s Future in Jeopardy as Oregon State Panel Recommends Revoking Law Enforcement Powers

Umatilla sheriff’s future in jeopardy as Oregon state panel recommends revoking law enforcement powers

Sheriff Terry Rowan was found to have been dishonest and engaging in misconduct after he was pulled over for drunk driving and reckless driving on Interstate 84 last spring.

Umatilla County sheriff should lose his certification for 3 years for dishonesty, misconduct, state committee says

A state police policy committee on Thursday recommended stripping Umatilla County Sheriff Terry Rowan of his law enforcement certification for three years for dishonesty and misconduct stemming from his May 2025 reckless and drunken driving arrest in a county vehicle.

Police Policy Committee recommends Rowan serve three years of ineligibility

SALEM – The Police Policy Committee (PPC) of the Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and training (DPSST) met this morning (Thursday) to discuss the results of its investigation against Umatilla County Sheriff Terry Rowan’s arrest in May 2025. He was being investigated for dishonesty, misuse of authority, and misconduct after he was pulled over in Gilliam County and charged with driving under the influence of intoxicants and reckless dr…