SHERIFF TERRY ROWAN OF UMATILLA COUNTY OREGON WAS ARRESTED FOR DRUNK DRIVING, RECKLESS DRIVING, SPEEDING AND IMPROPER USE OF A LANE ON MAY 16TH 2025. SHERIFF ROWAN WAS IN HIS UNMARKED POLICE VEHICLE WHILE HE WAS RETURNING FROM A TAX PAYER FUNDED EVENT.
GILLIAM COUNTY DEPUTIES ARRESTED SHERIFF ROWAN. SHERIFF ROWAN’S GOOD FRIEND, GILLIAM COUNTY SHERIFF GARY BETTENCOURT ORDERED HIS DEPUTIES TO CANCEL THE RESPONSE OF OREGON STATE POLICE WHO WERE IN ROUTE. BETTENCOURT’S ORDER STOPED THE OREGON STATE POLICE FROM INVESTIGATING ROWAN’S ARREST.
SHERIFF ROWAN REMAINS IN HIS POSITION WITH UMATILLA COUNTY AND IN AUGUST 2026 THE DPSST POLICY COMMITTEE RECOMENDED TO SUPSEND ROWAN’S LAW ENFORCEMENT CERTIFICATE FOR THREE YEARS. A DECISION WILL NOT BE MADE UNTIL OCTOBER 2026.
DOCUMENTS AND RECODINGS SURROUNDING ROWANS ARREST ARE LOCATED BELOW.
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The Rowan DPSST hearing starts at mark 32:20