Although beginning his career as a courtroom officer, Chief Gibson has primarily served his community on patrol – the front line of law enforcement. Varying positions encompass the aforementioned, some of which include his service as a DUI enforcement officer and field training officer; preceding his current position as chief, Gibson attained the rank of sergeant, lieutenant, and ultimately captain while assigned to the patrol division.
Brent Gibson was hired by the Knox County Sheriff’s Office in 1999 on the twenty-first day of April. To date; Brent, formally known as Chief Gibson, has been employed by the same agency for twenty plus years and is currently assigned as Director of Training for the Knox County Sheriff’s Office Regional Training Academy. Aside from this role and other daily assignments associated within training, Chief Gibson also shoulders the responsibility as team commander for the Special Weapons and Tactics Team – a specialized law enforcement team more commonly known by the acronym S.W.A.T.
Chief Gibson is a graduate of the two-hundred, sixtieth (260th), class of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, National Academy. The Federal Bureau of Investigation, National Academy, is an invitation only training opportunity where leaders from state, local, county, tribal, military, federal, and international law enforcement agencies join one another for leadership seminars and specialized training. Chief Gibson attended the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, where he obtained a Bachelor of Art degree in Sociology.
On July 20, 1985 the burned body of Betty Joyce Brown,aka Simmons, was found in the woods at 3805 Maloney Road in South Knox County. The 29 year old Austin-East graduate had been stabbed before being burned. Ms. Brown was last seen on July 14, 1985 between midnight and 1:00am in front of the Bread Box at Magnolia Ave and Spruce Street. It is believed that Ms. Brown was offered and accepted a ride from an unknown subject. Ms. Brown’s last know address was 2737 Tarleton Ave. Initial investigation indicated that when Ms. Brown’s body was found, she had been dead approximately 1 week. Family members described Ms. Brown as being a “very sweet and loving mother.”
If you have any information please call the Knox County Sheriff’s Office Cold Case Unit at (865)-215-3520/3590 or e-mail coldcase@knoxsheriff.org.