Kentucky police officer killed in Afghanistan

Kentucky police officer killed in Afghanistan
Madison County native Brett Benton died Saturday when an improvised explosive device detonated near him.
Posted: 6:40 PM Jun 5, 2011
Reporter: Gabriel Roxas
Email Address: Gabriel.Roxas@wkyt.com

Family and friends are grieving the loss of a Kentucky police officer killed in Afghanistan.

Madison County native Brett Benton died Saturday when an improvised explosive device detonated near him. Benton had just left the Kenton County Police Department a few weeks ago to work as a private contractor in Afghanistan training local police there. The work followed a life in public service. "He was wanting to serve his country again," longtime friend Toby Coyle said, "I guess that goes back to his military roots."


Coyle grew up with Benton in Madison County and was proud to see his friend rise through the law enforcement ranks across central Kentucky. "After high school he went to the National Guard, and then while he was still in the Guard he worked at the state police post in Richmond as a dispatcher," Coyle said, "and then he worked for the Nicholasville Police Department, and then he went on to the Kenton County Police Department, where he left there as a sergeant."

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