Roll of Honor
Jessie Bruce Dobson, Jr.
Incident
Special Agent Jessie Dobson was killed in a helicopter crash while searching for a marijuana grow in Suwannee County. The Robinson R-22-B helicopter he was piloting struck an antenna guy wire and crashed 10 miles east of Live Oak. Special Agent Dobson had served with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement for six years and had previously served with the Florida Highway Patrol for 21 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and four children.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
27 years. You could have gone home.
Special Agent Dobson gave the Florida Department of Law Enforcement 27 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Tallahassee community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Agent Dobson.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Special Agent Jessie Bruce Dobson, Jr. is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In FL, 313 of 1,008 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.1% of this state's fallen. That is 0.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Florida Department of Law Enforcement, 2 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jessie Bruce Dobson, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Jessie Bruce Dobson, Jr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Jessie Bruce Dobson, Jr. is highlighted in Aug.
Incident Location
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