Patrol Division Commander
Patrol Division Commander |
Captain Garrison has served in a variety of assignments with the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office including deputy sheriff, field training officer, firearms instructor, less lethal instructor, less lethal master instructor, use of force instructor, Excited Delirium instructor, confrontation simulation instructor, Range 3000 instructor, Taser instructor, Central Oregon Emergency Response Team member (CERT – multijurisdictional SWAT), detective, patrol sergeant, training coordinator, patrol lieutenant, team leader and then team commander of the Deschutes County Special Operations Team.
Captain Garrison earned an Associate of Arts degree from Central Oregon Community College and has completed additional course work at Portland State University, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Special Enforcement Bureau, and the Oregon State Sheriff’s Association Command College.
Captain Garrison was promoted to the rank of Patrol Sergeant in 2004 following his assignment in the criminal detectives division. Captain Garrison served as Training Coordinator for over four years, Team Leader of the Special Operations Team for two years and as Team Commander since 2010.