Roll of Honor
Kevin Laine Brosch
Incident
Criminal Investigator Kevin Brosch, Trooper Charles Bassing of the Arkansas State Police, and Detective James Avant of the Pulaski County Sheriff's Department were killed in a helicopter crash at 1 pm. The three officers were being trained by DEA agents as spotters for a marijuana eradication program. The aircraft was taking off from the Mt Ida Municipal Airport when it experienced a mechanical failure and crashed into the ground. The helicopter, which had just been refueled, burst into flames. All three officers were burned to death as a result. Investigator Brosch had served with the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office for three years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, two young children, and parents.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Criminal Investigator Brosch gave the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Pine Bluff community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Criminal Investigator Brosch.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Kevin Laine Brosch served in the U.S. Army (1973â1979) before joining law enforcement.
Criminal Investigator Kevin Laine Brosch 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 AR, 92 of 372 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 24.7% of this state's fallen. That is 24.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 5 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 20% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Kevin Laine Brosch's cause is highlighted.
How Kevin Laine Brosch Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Kevin Laine Brosch is highlighted in Jul.
Incident Location
Military Service
Kevin Laine Brosch served in the U.S. Army (1973–1979) before joining law enforcement.
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