Deputy Jessica Bradford Named Brevard Corrections Deputy of Month

By  //  May 14, 2015

On March 15, 2015 Corrections Deputy Jessica Bradford was working in the female facility when the releasing officers called for 4 female inmates to be brought to releasing. (BCSO image)
On March 15, 2015 Corrections Deputy Jessica Bradford was working in the female facility when the releasing officers called for 4 female inmates to be brought to releasing. (BCSO image)

BREVARD COUNTY – On March 15, 2015 Corrections Deputy Jessica Bradford was working in the female facility when the releasing officers called for four female inmates to be brought to releasing.

As Corrections Deputy Bradford was verifying that the inmates on the releasing list were indeed the inmates to be released, she noticed that one of the inmates lined up was not one of the inmates on the releasing list.

Deputy Bradford immediately challenged the identity of the inmate at which time the inmate claimed that she was one of those slated to be released.

Deputy Bradford then determined that the inmate was wearing the actual armband and glasses of the inmate that had been called for release in hopes that Corrections Deputy Bradford would not realize that she was not the inmate that was to be released.

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Deputy Bradford quickly determined that the female inmate was attempting to use the other inmates identity to be released from the Correctional Facility and took the appropriate action to stop the wrongful release.

Because of her attention to detail and awareness Corrections Deputy Bradford was able to prevent an inmate from impersonating another inmate in order to escape from custody.

Please join me in congratulating Corrections Deputy Bradford for being named Corrections Deputy of the Month and also in thanking her for a job well done

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey has been a law enforcement officer for over three decades. Sheriff Ivey is a graduate of the FBI National Academy and has a Bachelor’s Degree from Daytona State College in Management and Supervision. Sheriff Ivey’s background in law enforcement is inclusive of Management, Criminal Investigations, Narcotics, Patrol Services, Public Integrity Investigations, and Corrections.

Sheriff Wayne Ivey

Prior to being elected in 2012, Sheriff Ivey served the citizens of the State of Florida as a Resident Agent in Charge for the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. As a member of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement Sheriff Ivey developed and created the country’s first ever statewide Task Force on Identity Theft.

That same year the Task Force was named one of the top five most innovative programs in the country by the International Association of Chiefs of Police and investigated approximately 44 million dollars in fraud cases. Additionally, as a member of FDLE, Sheriff Ivey created the Child Abduction Response Team (C.A.R.T) that re-defined the way Child Abduction cases are conducted throughout the country today.

Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey has been a law enforcement officer for over three decades. Sheriff Ivey is a graduate of the FBI National Academy and has a Bachelor’s Degree from Daytona State College in Management and Supervision. Sheriff Ivey’s background in law enforcement is inclusive of Management, Criminal Investigations, Narcotics, Patrol Services, Public Integrity Investigations, and Corrections.

The program was later selected as the most innovative program in the country by the International Association of Chiefs of Police and is now used as a nationwide model in the response and investigation of child abductions.

Sheriff Ivey has testified before the United States Congress on law enforcement related matters and has extensive experience in the area of Public Integrity Investigations. Sheriff Ivey was honored as the Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s Special Agent of the Year (1996) and was also recognized by the Commissioner of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement for his Outstanding Contributions to Criminal Justice. In August of 2011 Sheriff Ivey was honored by the National Organization of Victims Advocacy for his work at the national level as an advocate of victim’s rights and protection.

Sheriff Ivey speaks regularly on topics such as Identity Theft, Crime in America, Human Trafficking, Domestic Violence, and Self Defense through Mental Preparedness. Sheriff Ivey firmly believes that Crime Prevention and Education are vital to reduce our crime rate and protect our community.