A Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office corrections deputy, Jonathan Lee Taylor, pled guilty today, February 28, 2025, to a single count of official misconduct in the second degree. 

In December 2024, a Sheriff’s Office employee reported Taylor to the agency’s Internal Affairs Unit (IAU) for allegedly falsifying logbooks. The report alleged that Taylor was logging security and welfare checks when they were not actually performed.

The IAU notified a detective to investigate Taylor’s alleged actions. Using video captured by the facility’s security cameras, the detective verified the employee’s report. Knowingly failing to perform security and welfare checks is against the law and Sheriff’s Office policy.

Sheriff Nicole Morrisey O’Donnell said:

“The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office has zero tolerance for misconduct of any kind. The public puts their trust in us to safeguard those in our custody, and the actions by this corrections deputy damage the credibility of our agency and our profession. When an employee does not uphold the laws or our policies, they will be held accountable.”

District Attorney Nathan Vasquez said:

“This case is an example of how the law applies to everyone. My office remains committed to holding people accountable if the law is broken.”

Taylor is sentenced to six months bench probation, must resign from the Sheriff’s Office within seven days of his change of plea and surrender his Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) certification.