Cochise County Sheriff's Department
Arizona
End of Watch: Monday, September 26, 1983
Age: 25
Cause of Death: Assault
Date of Incident: Saturday, October 23, 1982
Weapon Used: Blunt object; Pipe
Suspect Info: Not available
Deputy Brown succumbed to injuries sustained 11 months earlier when he was assaulted by a member of an extremist religious organization. A large group of deputies were attempting to arrest several of the church members when they were attacked by a mob of extremists with firearms, rocks, rakes and metal pipes. Deputy Brown was struck in the chest with a five-foot long metal pipe, causing him to suffer a bruised heart.
The following July, Deputy Brown was operated on to remove a blood clot from his heart. Two months later he suffered an aneurysm and died.
Deputy Brown was survived by his parents and two sisters
Cochise County Sheriff's Department
Arizona
End of Watch: Monday, September 26, 1983
Age: 25
Cause of Death: Assault
Date of Incident: Saturday, October 23, 1982
Weapon Used: Blunt object; Pipe
Suspect Info: Not available
Deputy Brown succumbed to injuries sustained 11 months earlier when he was assaulted by a member of an extremist religious organization. A large group of deputies were attempting to arrest several of the church members when they were attacked by a mob of extremists with firearms, rocks, rakes and metal pipes. Deputy Brown was struck in the chest with a five-foot long metal pipe, causing him to suffer a bruised heart.
The following July, Deputy Brown was operated on to remove a blood clot from his heart. Two months later he suffered an aneurysm and died.
Deputy Brown was survived by his parents and two sisters
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