On 11/21/2023 Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to Restore Plastic Surgery for a medical emergency. The female victim, later identified as Hillary Ellington Brown, suffered a cardiac arrest and taken to a local hospital to receive medical care, where she was later put on life support.
On 11/28/23 Mrs. Brown passed. After an extensive investigation in conjunction with the District One Medical Examiner’s Office and the State Attorney’s Office, our detectives requested a warrant for the arrest of Dr. Benjamin Brown.
Today, 6/17/2024, Benjamin Jacob Brown, 41 years of age has been arrested for Second Degree Felony Homicide: manslaughter by Culpable Negligence. He is currently being held in the SRSO Jail pending first appearance where a bond will be determined by a judge and State Attorney’s Office.
(Statement below released on 12/6/23)
“The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office in conjunction with the District One Medical Examiner’s office is conducting a Death investigation regarding the Death of Hillary Brown. In accordance with our policies and procedures, SRSO investigators frequently conduct death investigations when the death was unexpected or the death occurs under unusual circumstances. The cause and manner of death is pending the receipt of the autopsy protocol from the District One medical examiners office. The autopsy protocol typically takes several months as it usually is dependent on extensive laboratory and toxicology tests as well as the information gathered by our Major Crimes detectives concerning the circumstances of the death.”
Navarre Newspaper reminds are readers that Benjamin Jacob Brown is presumed innocent unless found guilty in a court of law.
