By MES Dispatch staff
The Briefing
• A Greenville County, South Carolina, sheriff’s deputy has adopted a young girl she first met on a 2023 call for service.
• The adoption was finalized Jan. 12 after a lengthy legal process.
• The Greenville County Sheriff’s Office described the adoption as resulting from the deputy’s compassion and commitment.
• Officials did not release the girl’s name, age or the circumstances of the original call to protect her privacy.
• The sheriff’s office praised the action as going “above and beyond” typical law enforcement service.
(GREENVILLE COUNTY, SC —) A deputy with the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office has adopted a young girl she first encountered while responding to a call for service in 2023, officials said.
The adoption was finalized Jan. 12 after what the sheriff’s office described as a “lengthy and difficult legal journey.” Authorities withheld the child’s name and age and did not disclose details of the original incident to protect her privacy.
Deputy Britanie Bratcher met the girl during a response in 2023 and later pursued guardianship, the sheriff’s office said, characterizing the decision as driven by “unconditional love, stability and hope” for the child.
Sheriff’s officials commended the actions as an example of service that “went above and beyond the call of law enforcement” and noted the adoption provides the girl with a “forever home.”
At publishing time, the sheriff’s office did not provide additional details on the process or the deputy’s future role with the agency.