Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy McKinney succumbed to injuries received in an automobile accident three days earlier.
Survivors
He had been with the agency for 20 years and was survived by his wife and six children.
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- August 2, 2026
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
20 years. You could have gone home.
Deputy Sheriff McKinney gave the Brazoria County Sheriff's Office 20 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Angleton community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff McKinney.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff John Wesley McKinney is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.
In TX, 657 of 2,421 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27.1% of this state's fallen. That is 27.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Brazoria County Sheriff's Office, 3 of 12 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 25% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Wesley McKinney's cause is highlighted.
How John Wesley McKinney Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John Wesley McKinney is highlighted in Oct.
Others Who Wore This Badge
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