Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon died Dec. 17 after a battle with COVID-19. | stock photo
Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon died Dec. 17 after a battle with COVID-19. | stock photo
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has publicly addressed the recent death of Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon while calling him a friend and a "larger-than-life" figure in the community.
Nessel's office released a statement on Michigan.gov in which the attorney general expressed her grief over Napoleon's death, who passed away Dec. 17 after suffering from COVID-19.
"I am heartbroken to learn of the passing of my friend and colleague, Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon," Nessel said in the statement. "I have long admired his work at the department and was honored to have an opportunity to partner with him as a colleague."
Attorney General Dana Nessel
| Michigan.gov
"Benny had so much life yet to live; our community has once again lost someone larger than life to this vicious pandemic," Nessel said, according to Michigan.gov. "My heart goes out to Benny’s family. It was an honor and a privilege to call him my sheriff."
Napoleon held the Wayne County Sheriff post since 2009, according to the Detroit Free Press. He began his career with the Detroit Police Department in 1975.
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