Grant County Sheriff Deputizes Man Facing Felony Theft Charges

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by Sean Hart Blue Mountain Eagle | March 26, 2016 9:33 a.m.

One of Grant County’s newest deputies is awaiting trial on felony charges.

On March 1, Grant County Sheriff Glenn Palmer deputized Roy Peterson, who was set to begin trial March 28 in Grant County Circuit Court on theft charges stemming from the acquisition of equipment for a fire district. However, state prosecutors requested a continuance for a family emergency, and the trial is now scheduled to begin Aug. 22.

The state’s attorney, Senior Assistant Attorney General Daniel P. Wendel, mentioned that Peterson had been deputized at a pretrial conference March 24. Wendel said he wanted an order prohibiting Peterson from arriving to court with a firearm or in uniform ...

http://www.opb.org/news/series/burns-oregon-standoff-bundy-militia-news-updates/grant-county-sheriff-glenn-palmer-deputy-felony-theft/

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1. Reporter Says Sheriff Condones Threats Made Against His Family

Oregonian reporter Les Zaitz calls sheriff's actions "stunning."
Portland, OR
By COLIN MINER (Patch Staff) - March 26, 2016 10:13 am ET

Grant County Sheriff Glenn Palmer, the subject of a criminal investigation for his association with the militants who staged an armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, has reportedly condoned a YouTube attack on the wife of a reporter.

The reporter, Les Zaitz of the Oregonian, has consistently led the pack in reporting on the situation in Eastern Oregon.

He was the first to report that Sheriff Palmer had met with members of the militia while they were occupying the refuge and that Palmer had come under investigation for his actions ...

http://patch.com/oregon/portland/reporter-says-sheriff-condones-threats-made-against-his-family-0

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2. Constitutional’ Oregon Sheriff Under Investigation for Malheur Role Hired 70 ‘Special Deputies’

David Neiwert
March 23, 2016

... people in .. Grant County weren’t .. surprised last week when the Oregon Department of Justice announced .. an investigation into the county’s chief law enforcement officer, self-proclaimed “constitutional” Sheriff Glenn Palmer ...

It extended .. beyond Palmer’s involvement in the takeover of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge .. including concerns that he had become viewed as a “security leak” in the days leading up to the arrests of 11 of the extremists ...

... there had been warning signs .. before .. Malheur ... Why exactly had Sheriff Palmer, in the summer and fall of 2015, hired over 70 “special deputies” to serve as adjuncts to his regular force?

... before the investigation was announced, Palmer.. told a number of reporters, including .. Les Zaitz, that he would not be responding to their questions, and the office completely shut down any queries ...

https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2016/03/23/constitutional%E2%80%99-oregon-sheriff-under-investigation-malheur-role-hired-70-%E2%80%98special-deputies%E2%80%99

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3. .. Finicum fled the traffic stop, shouting that he was going to speak to Sheriff Glenn Palmer ...

http://www.rawstory.com/2016/01/update-new-details-emerge-about-lavoy-finicums-death-hes-like-just-shoot-me-and-they-did/