The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO) has referred a criminal charge against Master Deputy Bryan Jackson to the 7th Judicial Circuit State Attorney’s Office following a lengthy investigation into an off-duty shooting incident at his home in the Mondex area on August 27, 2025. The charge is culpable negligence, a misdemeanor under Florida law. Jackson has been removed from law enforcement duties and reassigned to administrative duties, effective immediately.
What happened
According to Master Deputy Jackson, he was firing his daughter’s new rifle at a berm in his backyard on August 27, 2025, when the incident occurred. He stated that only he and his daughter, Deputy Kailen Jackson, were on the property at the time. A stray bullet from the shooting traveled beyond his property and grazed an 11-year-old boy who was inside a nearby home playing a video game. The child was struck by the bullet despite being inside the residence.
The investigation
The FCSO investigation into the incident took more than a year to complete. As part of the process, investigators conducted a physical recreation of the shooting and commissioned a forensic firearm analysis by FBI experts at the FBI Laboratory in Quantico, Virginia. The findings from that investigation are what led to the referral of charges to the State Attorney’s Office.
“This was a very thorough and comprehensive investigation that took time and included a recreation of the incident and a forensic firearm analysis by FBI experts in Quantico, Va. As with any case, Master Deputy Jackson is entitled to due process, and the facts in this case and any formal charges against him will be decided by the State Attorney’s Office.”
— Chief of Staff Mark Strobridge, Flagler County Sheriff’s Office
Jackson’s status and what comes next
Jackson, who has been with the FCSO since 2013, has been relieved of his law enforcement duties and placed on administrative assignment while the criminal case is pending. Whether formal charges are ultimately filed will be determined by the State Attorney’s Office, not the sheriff’s office.
Once the criminal case is resolved — regardless of its outcome — the FCSO has indicated it will then conduct a separate internal affairs investigation to determine whether Jackson violated any agency policies.
“At the conclusion of the criminal case, the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office will conduct an internal investigation to determine whether Master Deputy Jackson violated any FCSO policies.”
— Chief of Staff Mark Strobridge, Flagler County Sheriff’s Office
The charge referred to the State Attorney is an allegation. No formal charges have yet been filed by the State Attorney’s Office, and no conviction has been established. More information about the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office is available at flaglersheriff.com.
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