Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office, Louisiana
End of Watch: Thursday, October 21, 1976
Age: 38
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Fire
Date of Incident: October 21, 1976
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Assistant Chief Investigator Ronald Brady succumbed to smoke inhalation in the parish jail after inmates set fire to mattresses in solitary confinement.
He entered the area to assist with rescuing inmates, but could not find his way out due to the heavy smoke.
Investigator Brady had retired from the New Orleans Police Department as a narcotics officer two months previously and was a deputy assistant chief in the sheriff's Special Investigation Division.