Handler – Sgt. Travis DeBarge
Jackson Co. Sheriff’s K-9 dies suddenly
It has been a sad day at the sheriff’s office today. Benny, one of our police service dogs succumbed to a recent and sudden illness. Benny was a massive beautiful German Shepherd who loved to work every day. He didn’t have a mean bone in his body. He and his handler, Sgt. Travis DeBarge were a great team who together captured a lot of bad guys. So our sympathies go out to Sgt. DeBarge and his family who were all attached to Benny. Benny will be very hard to replace, but we were all thankful to get to work with him on numerous occasions. My dad always says he will get to see his dog someday in heaven. I would like to think we too will see Big Benny again someday.