Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Joshua Brashears was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Highway 15 around 5:30 a.m.
While driving on Highway 15, south of East McHenry Road, his patrol vehicle struck two horses on the dark road. He was transported to Memorial Hospital Biloxi, where he succumbed to his injuries.
Deputy Brashears had served with the Jackson County Sheriff's Office for two years and previously served with the Greenville County (South Carolina) Sheriff's Office for 13 years, the Rangely (Colorado) Police Department for one year, and the Garfield County (Colorado) Sheriff's Office for five years.
Survivors
He is survived by his son, daughter, mother, father, and four siblings.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
21 years. You could have gone home.
Deputy Sheriff Brashears gave the Jackson County Sheriff's Office 21 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Pascagoula community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Brashears.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Joshua Aaron Brashears 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 MS, 89 of 349 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 25.5% of this state's fallen. That is 5.5 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Jackson County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Joshua Aaron Brashears's cause is highlighted.
How Joshua Aaron Brashears Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Joshua Aaron Brashears is highlighted in Oct.
Incident Location
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