Jessie Bruce Dobson Jr.
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Special Agent

Jessie Bruce Dobson Jr.

Accident
End of Watch August 30, 1991
Age 46
Tour of Duty 27 yrs
Badge 406
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Gender Male

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.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-US-FL-1AB1E190
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August 2, 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

Type Federal Agency
Location Tallahassee, FL
Platform Identity fdlefed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 30, 1991
Tour of Duty 27 yrs
Age 46
Badge Number 406
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Special Agent Jessie Bruce Dobson Jr. is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 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 31.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

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.

Florida Department of Law Enforcement
2
of 2 officers
100% Accident
FL — Statewide
313
of 1,008 officers
31.1% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jessie Bruce Dobson Jr.'s cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Jessie Bruce Dobson Jr. Compares

Age at Death
46
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
27
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Jessie Bruce Dobson Jr. is highlighted in Aug.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location

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