10/26/2025
With heavy hearts, we mourn the loss of Deputy Sheriff Joshua Brashears of the Jackson County Sheriff's Office, Mississippi, who tragically died in the line of duty.
End of Watch: Friday, October 17, 2025
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. 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.
He is survived by his son, daughter, mother, father, and four siblings.