Corporal Rufus Earle Brown, Mobile Police Department, Alabama

Corporal Rufus Earle Brown

Mobile Police Department, Alabama

End of Watch Sunday, March 23, 1997

Rufus Earle Brown

Corporal Rufus Brown succumbed to injuries received four years earlier when he was beaten by a drunk male during the city's Mardi Gras celebration on February 23rd, 1993.

He had responded to a call of the male creating a disturbance at the intersection of Government Street and South Dearborn Street. While on the scene the male beat Corporal Brown's head against a cement curb in the street. The injuries caused Corporal Brown to begin suffering seizures, forcing him to retire in 1993.

On March 23rd, 1997, Corporal Brown suffered a grand mal seizure and died as a result. The seizures were determined to be a direct result of the assault in 1993.

Corporal Brown had been employed with the Mobile Police Department for 26 years. He is survived by his wife and two children.

Bio

Age 53
Tour 26 years
Badge Not available

Incident Details

Cause Assault
Incident Date Tuesday, February 23, 1993
Weapon Person
Offender Not available

disturbance

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Cpl. Brown,
On today, the 15th anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for the citizens of Mobile. And to your family and loved ones, I wish to extend my deepest sympathy.

R.I.P.
USBP

Anonymous
U.S. Border Patrol

March 23, 2012