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Wayne County Undersheriff Daniel Pfannes will lead department after Napoleon s death
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Posted at 11:53 AM, Dec 18, 2020
and last updated 2020-12-18 11:53:59-05
(WXYZ) â Wayne County Undersheriff Daniel Pfannes will take over the department after the death of Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon, the Wayne County Sheriff s Director confirms to 7 Action News.
Pfannes was appointed undersheriff in 2007 and then re-appointed by Napoleon in 2009.
According to the Wayne County Sheriff s Office, Pfannes was a police officer in Westland for 25 years before becoming Undersheriff and worked as an evidence technician, detective, special investigations unit commander, SWAT commander and executive level administrator.
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Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon passed away this week after a month-long fight with COVID-19 at the age of 65.
Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon passed away yesterday after a month-long with COVID-19 at the age of 65. The following is an essay by Stephen Henderson that reflects on this loss:
This has been a year so filled with tragedy and sadness and pain that all of us, I think, are just staggering through these last few days, hoping for a better 2021. Day after day, week after week, the sickness and death wrought by COVID-19 has brought all of us to our knees, crying out in ineffable anguish for some relief.