Sheriff's captain placed on leave amid investigation Follow Us Question of the Day By - Associated Press - Saturday, April 3, 2021 BEND, Ore. (AP) - A captain with the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office has been placed on paid administrative leave amid an investigation. The sheriff’s office said Friday evening in a news release that Deron McMaster was placed on leave Friday pending the outcome of an administrative investigation into alleged police violations. The investigation does not involved criminal allegations, according to the sheriff’s office. TOP STORIES