Just hours before his wake, the suspect in his death, appeared in court. Author: Matt Caron Updated: 8:22 PM EDT July 20, 2021 SOUTH WINDSOR, Conn. — On Tuesday, law enforcement from across Connecticut stood in solidarity to mourn the loss of South Windsor Police Officer Ben Lovett. Just hours before his wake, the suspect in his death, appeared in court. Calling hours continued until 8 PM Tuesday at the Samsel and Carmon Funeral Home in South Windsor. Officer Benjamin Lovett was only three years into being a police officer, but his colleagues said he was already on the fast track to a promotion. Lovett's brothers in blue came from across Connecticut. He was "A nice, quiet, calm, confident, and highly competent and skilled police officer," said Chief South Windsor Police Chief Kristian Lindstrom. "He liked to have fun, he could laugh at himself. He understood what it meant to be a police officer in this day and age."