Wayne Dearman News Today

BRANDON, Miss. (WJTV) - The City of Brandon has a new police chief. The Brandon Mayor and Board of Aldermen voted to give Joseph French the top cop position during a special meeting on Wednesday, November 8. Wayne Dearman was fired from his position as police chief on Monday, November 6. He served in the [...]

The city of Brandon has named a new police chief just a few days after ousting the former one. During a special meeting on Wednesday, Mayor Butch Lee and the Board of Aldermen voted to promote from within the department, hiring Sgt. Joseph French to fill the vacancy left by...

Wayne Dearman says he was terminated as Brandon police chief by the mayor and Board of Aldermen.

BRANDON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Brandon Mayor and Board of Aldermen fired the Brandon police chief during a board meeting on Monday, November 6. Wayne Dearman had served as the police chief for 13 months. "I have been privileged to serve the citizens of Brandon and have strived to uphold the values of integrity, transparency, [...]

The city of Brandon is in search of a new police chief following the termination of Wayne Dearman. During a Monday meeting, the Board of Aldermen voted to fire the police chief after his 13 months of service as the head of the department. “Throughout my time as chief of...

Suspect arrested without incident

Incident in same neighborhood where officer was killed

On Sunday afternoon Brandon police officers arrested a man after a standoff in the Crossgates subdivision.

Fellow law enforcement officers are remembering Randy Tyler as a mentor, friend and hero after he was fatally wounded in the line of duty last week.

A drone hitting a ceiling fan could be what set off a suspect barricaded in a home to fire at police on the scene, fatally wounding a Madison Police officer Randy Tyler last week, according to Brandon Police.