Deputy Brown began his law enforcement career in 1967 as a dispatcher with the Fayette County Sheriff's Office, and continued in that position until December of 1968. On January 1, 1969, he became employed by the Pickaway County Sheriff's Office as a dispatcher.
In September of 1971, Phil became a commissioned officer with Pickaway County, and received his Ohio Peace Officer training at the Chillicothe Training School.
In 1972, he was assigned as a Deputy in the patrol division and served in that capacity until 1976 when he was promoted to the rank of Sergeant and transferred to the Detective Bureau. Then in 1986, he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant, and was made Commander of the patrol, detective and communications divisions.
During his tenure with the Pickaway County Sheriff's Office, he attended Northwestern University for accident reconstruction and major crime scene investigations. He also attended Case Western University for major search and seizure crimes. He has also attended numerous schools and seminars sponsored by the FBI and the Buckeye State Sheriff's Association.
Deputy Brown has been involved in numerous homicide investigations resulting in many convictions.
In 1984, he was selected as Officer of the Year by the "Hall Adkins, American Legion Post 134" in Circleville, Ohio. In 1992, he was selected as the "Blue Coat of the Year" by the Knights of Columbus, and went on to receive the "Blue Coat of the Year" by the Columbus Diocese. And in 1998, Phil received "Deputy of the Year" award from the VFW Post 3331 in Circleville, Ohio. He has also received numerous other awards and recognition from various organizations.
On August 1, 2001, Deputy Brown retired from the Pickaway County Sheriff's Office, and on January 23, 2003, he was sworn in as a commissioned Deputy Sheriff with the Fayette County Sheriff's Office.
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