Neil Noakes

Brent Brown was shot twice while working an off-duty job at a credit union in east Fort Worth. Sheriff Bill Waybourn says his recovery is progressing each day.

The city commissioned a review of the Fort Worth Police Department’s policies and practices after a former Fort Worth police officer shot and killed Atatiana Jefferson while on duty in 2019. Three years later, that review found that officers are often aggressive and combative with the public.

This is Noakes’ 21st year with the department. He started as an officer in the North Patrol Division and later became that division’s commander, before his promotion to deputy chief in 2019.