Sheriff Thompson Brooks Simkins

Sheriff Thompson Brooks Simkins | Jefferson County Sheriff's Department, Florida
Jefferson County Sheriff's Department, Florida
Sheriff Thompson Brooks Simkins

Jefferson County Sheriff's Department, Florida

End of Watch Friday, December 29, 1899

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Thompson Brooks Simkins

Sheriff Thompson Simkins was shot and killed while he and his deputies attempted to arrest a man for murder.

The suspect was shot and killed by the other deputies.

Sheriff Simkins had been with the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department for 13 years and was survived by his wife and five children. He is buried in the Roseland Cemetery in Monticello, Florida.

Bio

  • Age 54
  • Tour 13 years
  • Badge Not available

Incident Details

  • Cause Gunfire
  • Weapon Handgun
  • Offender Shot and killed
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Sheriff, You stayed longer than you should’ve... Life, this place chews men up, and you knew it, but you stayed anyway. You didn’t think of yourself as brave. You just figured if you left, things would get worse. you weren’t a hero,You were tired.. You did what needed doing, even when it sat wrong with you after. Folks won’t ever know half of it, and that’s fine. You didn’t do it for praise. The badge is off now. You don’t owe this town another thing

Deputy Sheriff Buck Hollis

January 31, 2026

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