Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Jeffery Brown succumbed to injuries sustained 11 months earlier when he was assaulted by a member of an extremist religious organization in Miracle Valley. A large group of deputies were attempting to arrest several of the church members when they were attacked by a mob of extremists with firearms, rocks, rakes and metal pipes. Deputy Brown was struck in the chest with a five-foot long metal pipe, causing him to suffer a bruised heart. During the melee, seven deputies and several church members were injured. Two church members were killed. The following July, Deputy Brown was operated on to remove a blood clot from his heart. Two months later he suffered an aneurysm and died. At the time of the incident six church members were charged with assault. There were no new charges after Deputy Brown's death. Deputy Brown was survived by his parents and two sisters
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Brown served with the Cochise County Sheriff's Department.
Thank you for your service to the Bisbee community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Brown.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Jeffrey Carl Brown is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In AZ, 204 of 330 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.8% of this state's fallen. That is 61.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Cochise County Sheriff's Department, 14 of 15 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 93.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jeffrey Carl Brown's cause is highlighted.
How Jeffrey Carl Brown Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Jeffrey Carl Brown is highlighted in Sep.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Jeffrey Carl Brown was killed by blunt object.
Incident Location
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