Major Brandon Branson

Major Brandon Branson is the Uniform Patrol Commander, also managing Warrants, Animal Control, and our School Resource Officer Program. Major Branson is a lifelong resident of Dawson County. Major Branson became a member of the Sheriff’s Office in 1993. He has served in all divisions of the Sheriff’s Office including Investigations where he served as a crime scene technician. He accepted the promotion to Major within the Patrol Division in January 2009. 

• Graduated from Dawson County High School

• Georgia Certified Law Enforcement Officer

• Georgia Certified Firefighter

• Georgia Certified First Responder

• C.O.P.S. Instructor

• Field Training Officer

• P.O.S.T. Management Training

• S.W.A.T. Level I and II

• Crime Scene Technician

• Criminal Investigations

• Advanced Weapons Courses

• Investigator of the Year, 1998

• Academic Excellence, Criminal Investigations, Georgia Police Academy

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