Brazoria County Sheriff's Office
| Brazoria County Sheriff's Office | |
| Abbreviation | BCSO |
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| Patch of the Brazoria County Sheriff's Office. | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1836[1] |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction* | County (US) of Brazoria in the state of Texas, United States |
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| Map of Brazoria County Sheriff's Office's jurisdiction. | |
| Size | 1597 |
| Population | 241,767 |
| Legal jurisdiction | Brazoria County, Texas |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Angleton, Texas |
| Sheriff responsible | Charles S. Wagner |
| Website | |
| http://www.brazoria-county.com/sheriff/ | |
| Footnotes | |
| * Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. | |
The Brazoria County Sheriff's Office serves the county of Brazoria County, Texas which has more than 200,000 citizens. The Brazoria County Sheriff's Office is the oldest law enforcement agency in the State of Texas.
History
The sheriff's office was formed in March 1836 when then the Republic of Texas established it. The Brazoria County Sheriff's Office became the first law enforcement agency in Texas.
List of Brazoria County Sheriff's [2]
- Sheriff Calder... 1836-1843 (First Sheriff of Brazoria County and under the Republic of Texas)
- Sheriff Masters... 1843-1845 (Republic of Texas)
- Sheriff Brooks... 1845-1846 (Republic of Texas)
- Sheriff Gill... 1846-1850 (First sheriff in Brazoria County as Texas being a state)
- Sheriff Reel... 1850-1852
- Sheriff Dargan... 1850-1854
- Sheriff Ballowe... 1854-1858
- Sheriff Dance... 1858-1860 (r)
- Sheriff Crosby... 1860-1860 (Never held office died before)
- Sheriff Maxey... 1860-1862 (d)
- Sheriff Overton... 1862-1864
- Sheriff Pruitt... 1864-1866 (By order of Texas Governor)
- Sheriff J. Yerby... 1866-1869 (d)
- Sheriff Dolson... 1869-1869 (Appointed by order of General J.J Reynolds) Order #96
- Sheriff Lee... 1869-1869 (Appointed by order of General J.J Reynolds) Order #263
- Sheriff Kolkow... 1869-1871 (r)
- Sheriff Roeborn... 1870-1870 (r)
- Sheriff Higgins... 1871-1871 (A) 3/8/1971
- Sheriff Kolkow... 1871-1871 (A) 5/3/1871
- Sheriff J. Copes... 1871-1876 (A) 12/9/1871
- Sheriff T. Copes... 1876-1877 (r)
- Sheriff Cox... 1877-1878 (A)
- Sheriff Sharp... 1878-1882 (By order of the Texas Governor)
- Sheriff Wilson... 1882-1888
- Sheriff Hickey... 1887-1888 (r)
- Sheriff Sweeny... 1888-1890
- Sheriff R. Yerby... 1890-1896
- Sheriff Phillips... 1896-1896 (r)
- Sheriff Williams... 1896-1998
- Sheriff Weems... 1896-1902
- Sheriff Harvin... 1902-1906
- Sheriff Gibson... 1906-1910
- Sheriff Wright... 1910-1914
- Sheriff Hanna... 1914-1914 (r)
- Sheriff Crews... 1914-1918
- Sheriff Snow... 1918-1920 #
- Sheriff Johnson... 1920-1925
- Sheriff Crews... 1924-1929
- Sheriff McKinney... 1928-1933
- Sheriff Martin... 1932-1937
- Sheriff Johnson... 1937-1947
- Sheriff Marshall... 1947-1965
- Sheriff Gladney... 1965-1981
- Sheriff King... 1981-2004
- Sheriff Wagner... 2004–Present
- killed in action (r) resigned (a) Appointed by the Commissioners Court (d) (disqualified)
Fallen officers
Since the establishment of the Brazoria County Sheriff's Department, 8 officers have died in the line of duty.[3]
| Officer | Date of death | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Sheriff Joe H. Snow | |
Gunfire |
| Deputy James William Cook | |
Gunfire |
| Deputy Joseph Arthur Harnest | |
Gunfire |
| Deputy Sheriff John Wesley McKinney | |
Automobile accident |
| Deputy James Carrol Douglas | |
Gunfire |
| Sergeant Patrick Elton Roberts Jr. | |
Duty related illness |
| Deputy Sheriff Jason Alexander Oliff | |
Struck by vehicle |
| Deputy Sheriff Charles Allen Vanmeter | |
Automobile Accident |