Sheriff Glenn Palmer makes his own rules in Grant County (OR)

By Les Zaitz | The Oregonian/OregonLive
on August 20, 2016 at 7:00 AM, updated August 20, 2016 at 7:03 AM

... In the past six years, Sheriff Glenn Palmer has appointed 65 people as special deputies – more than any sheriff in the state. The force includes at least two men who have broken the law ...

Over 16 years, Palmer has used his position in ways big and small to further a personal agenda – from allowing his own needs to trump emergencies to directing his patrol staff to ignore violations of laws governing private gun sales. He has drawn a fervent following by repeatedly challenging federal authority over forestlands ...

He's the target of a state criminal investigation for allegedly tampering with public records. He faces a separate administrative review stemming from 11 complaints lodged with the state agency that licenses police officers ...

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