Kevin Laine Brosch

Jefferson County Sheriff's Office — Pine Bluff, AR

Accident

End of Watch July 24, 1986

Age 33

Tour of Duty 3 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 4

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

Department Jefferson County Sheriff's Office

Location Pine Bluff, AR

Platform Identity jcso.jefferson.ar.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 24, 1986

Tour of Duty 3 yrs

Age 33

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Criminal Investigator Kevin Laine Brosch 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 AR, 92 of 372 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 24.7% of this state's fallen. That is 6.3 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

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.

Jefferson County Sheriff's Office

of 5 officers

20% Accident

AR — Statewide

of 372 officers

24.7% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident