Update: Shooting Death of 15-year-old

  Update Tuesday April 4, 2023:  Jefferson County investigators have charged 19-year-old Matthew Jacob Jeffery with murder in the death of a 15-year-old-victim on Monday April 3, 2023.  Jeffery is being held without bond in the Jefferson County jail....

Body Found in Brighton

On Sunday March 26th at 10:56am Jefferson County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to investigate a report of a man lying in the roadway near the 1000 block of 5th Avenue in Brighton.  The Brighton Fire Department arrived on the scene and attempted life saving...

Body Found in Abandoned House Fire in Fairfield

On Tuesday December 13, 2022, at approximately 6:18pm first responders were dispatched to a fire at an abandoned home at 409 44th Street in Fairfield.  Jefferson County Deputies and the Fairfield Fire Department responded to the fire.  After the fire was extinguished,...

Man Charged After 3-year-Old Shot in Forestdale

On Thursday December 8, 2022, at approximately 4:09pm, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to a location on Tower Dr. in Forestdale to investigate a report of a 3-year-old who had been shot.  Deputies arrived at that location and found a...