Sergeant Jenkins was shot and killed when he checked on a motorist
FirefighterNation Staff
ELY, Nevada — A man is in custody for killing a Nevada Highway Patrol trooper and stealing his uniform and vehicle near Ely on Friday morning, according to News 4/Fox 11.
On Friday morning Sergeant Ben Jenkins had stopped to help a motorist on US-93 near mile marker 106. When Sergeant Jenkins approached the driver, John Dabritz, he was shot and killed.
Dabritz was located after a search and taken into custody.
Sergeant Jenkins joined the Nevada Highway Patrol in 2008 as a Trooper. Prior to his time with the NHP he was a training officer for the Nevada State Fire Marshal Division, a crew supervisor of the Nevada Division of Forestry, and the assistant chief of the Spring Creek Volunteer Fire Department.
Jenkins was also a veteran of the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard.
Jenkins is survived by his wife, mother, four children and five grandchildren.
