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Released by: Sgt. Jayson Janes
Date: October 21, 2020
Recently there has been misinformation being put out by the Central Oregon Peacekeepers claiming that the Sheriff’s Office is refusing to release emails to Michael Satcher.
The Sheriff’s Office has released emails and other public records to Mr. Satcher in the past. The request made for emails in August was a very broad request for the entire Outlook mailboxes since January 1, 2020 for the Sheriff and two additional DCSO employees which totaled over 39,443 emails (not including attachments).
Mr. Satcher was advised due to the time it would take to review the emails per Oregon law, the fee for this request would not be waived. Mr. Satcher was given options multiple times on narrowing his search. Mr. Satcher has declined to discuss these options to narrow his search.
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office values transparency in government, and also is obligated to follow Oregon public records law. The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office does not believe the cost and time of processing this broad public records request should fall on the taxpayers of Deschutes County.
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is a full service agency that oversees the adult jail, provides patrol, criminal investigations, civil process and search and rescue operations. Special units include SWAT, Street Crimes, Marine Patrol, ATV Patrol, Forest Patrol, along with six K9 teams. Founded in 1916 and today led by your duly elected Sheriff L. Shane Nelson, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office serves the nearly 190,000 residents in Deschutes County. The agency has 230 authorized and funded personnel, which includes 187 sworn employees who provide services to the 3,055 square miles of Deschutes County.
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