Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office
Detective Stephen Christopher Arnold
Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office, LA
EOW: Sunday, May 23, 2021
Cause: Gunfire
Sergeant Alvis Joseph West, III
Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office, LA
EOW: Friday, April 3, 2020
Cause: COVID19
Deputy Sheriff David Francis Michel, Jr.
Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office, LA
EOW: Wednesday, June 22, 2016
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Joshua Everett Norris
Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office, LA
EOW: Thursday, July 5, 2007
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff James Lee Clarius
Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office, LA
EOW: Saturday, October 5, 1996
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Stephen Charles Newitt, III
Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office, LA
EOW: Wednesday, January 24, 1996
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Lieutenant Curtis William Denton, Jr.
Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office, LA
EOW: Wednesday, January 25, 1989
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Kathleen Angie Briscoe
Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office, LA
EOW: Wednesday, September 7, 1988
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Deputy Sheriff Joanne Couzynse
Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office, LA
EOW: Wednesday, November 9, 1983
Cause: Vehicular assault
Deputy Sheriff Robert Edward Cochran
Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office, LA
EOW: Monday, January 30, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Sergeant Merlin Eugene Brune, Jr.
Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office, LA
EOW: Tuesday, July 12, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Detective Kenneth Fleming Smith
Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office, LA
EOW: Tuesday, August 31, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office, LA
EOW: Wednesday, May 5, 1965
Cause: Gunfire
Chief Deputy Sheriff Arthur George Miller
Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office, LA
EOW: Wednesday, November 10, 1920
Cause: Gunfire
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 14
- COVID19 1
- Gunfire 10
- Gunfire (Inadvertent) 1
- Motorcycle crash 1
- Vehicular assault 1
By Month
- January 3
- April 1
- May 2
- June 1
- July 2
- August 1
- September 1
- October 1
- November 2
By Gender
- Male 12
- Female 2
K9 Line of Duty Deaths: 1
- Heart attack 1
