Brendon Bright is married to his wife, Carrie, and they reside in Rossville where Brendon has been a lifelong resident. Brendon is a 1992 graduate of Purdue University and a 2003 Indiana Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) graduate.

Brendon and Carrie have been married for 29 years. In those years together, they have built a beautiful family with their two daughters, Lauren and Emma, still spending as much time together as possible. They enjoy traveling, running, being outdoors, and serving their community together.

Brendon and Carrie volunteer with Special Olympics athletes together, serve the Rossville Lions Club (yep, the ice cream trailer, too!), and mentor youth throughout the county.

They attend Gathering Point Church in Dayton, and are committed to their faith and serving others for the Lord.

Brendon’s Qualifications

    • 2002 - Hired as Deputy Sheriff

    • 2005 - Promoted to Shift Sergeant

    • 2006 - Promoted to Patrol Lieutenant

    • 2013 - Transferred to Detective Division

    • 2015 - Promoted to Captain Detective

    • 2020 - Hired as the Kirklin Town Marshal

    • 2020 - Retired from the Clinton County Sheriff’s Department

    • 2020 - Hired as the Investigator for the Clinton County Prosecutor’s Office

    • 2020 - Current: Kirklin Town Marshal overseeing 3 part-time deputy marshals and 2 part-time reserve deputy marshals

    • 2005 - 2006: Supervised Second Shift Patrol Division as a Shift Sergeant

    • 2006 - 2011: Supervised entire Patrol Division as Patrol Lieutenant

    • 2011 - 2013: Supervised B Squad of the Patrol Division as a Patrol Lieutenant

    • 2015 - 2020: Supervised Detective Division as Detective Captain

    • 2013 - 2020: Sex & Violent Offender Registry Administrator and became a member of the statewide training committee in 2016

    • 2008 - 2020: Spillman Application Administrator

    • 2006 - 2020: Car Camera Administrator

    • 2013 - 2020: Car & Body Camera Administrator

    • 2008 - 2020: In-car computing technology administrator including laptops, printers, Wifi hotspots, and cell phones

    • 2006 - 2020: E-Ticketing & Aries Crash Reports Software Administrator

    • 2011 - 2018: Project Lifesaver Team

    • Certifications

      • Field Training Officer

      • Crisis & Hostage Negotiator

      • Breath Test Operator

      • Spillman Application Administrator

    • Training Schools Attended

      • NAMI Crisis Intervention Team Training

      • Child Sex Abuse Crimes

      • Reid Method of Criminal Interviews and Interrogation

      • Methamphetamine Investigation Management

      • Top Gun Undercover Drug Investigator School

      • Hostage Negotiations Phases I, II, and III

      • Use of Informants

      • Advanced Criminal Interdiction

      • Crime Scene Evidence Management for First Responders

      • Uniform Crime Reporting by Criminal Justice Information Services

      • Armed Vehicle Operations

      • Grade Crossing Collision Investigation

    • Computer Forensic Schools

      • EnCase Introduction to Computer Forensics (Guidance software)

      • IACIS Forensic Computer Examiner Training Program

      • NW3C Basic Data Recovery and Acquisition; Secure Techniques for Onsite Preview; Introduction to Automated Forensic Tools; Identifying and Seizing Electronic Evidence; Basic Online Technical Skills

    • 2020 - Current: Indiana Marshal’s Association

    • 2010 - Current: Indiana Association of Hostage Crisis Negotiators (IAHCN)

    • 2017 - Current: Rossville Lion’s Club

    • 2018 - Current: COACH Kids of Clinton County Mentor in the Community Hope Mentoring Program

    • 2017 - Current: Clinton County Special Olympics Volunteer

    • 2024 - Current: Rotary Club

    • 2014 - Current: Gathering Point Church

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