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Photograph: Criminal Investigator Kevin Laine Brosch

Patch image: Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, Arkansas






Criminal Investigator Kevin Laine Brosch
Jefferson County Sheriff's Office
Arkansas

End of Watch: Thursday, July 24, 1986

Biographical Info
Age: 33
Tour of Duty: 3 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Date of Incident: Thursday, July 24, 1986
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Investigator 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 accident.

The three officers were being trained by DEA agents as spotters for a marijuana eradication program. The aircraft was taking off 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 been employed with the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office for three years, and is survived by his wife, two young children, and parents.

Related Line of Duty Deaths
Patch image: Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, ArkansasTrooper Charles Michael Bassing
Arkansas State Police, AR
EOW: Thursday, July 24, 1986
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Patch image: Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, ArkansasDetective James Addison Avant
Pulaski County Sheriff's Office, AR
EOW: Thursday, July 24, 1986
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident

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