Beshear orders flags to half-staff to honor Calloway County sheriff’s chief deputy

​​​​​​​FRANKFORT, Ky. – Gov. Andy Beshear has ordered flags at all state buildings to be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Saturday, May 21 to honor the Calloway County Sheriff’s Office chief deputy who died in service.

Calloway County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Jody Wayne Cash of Murray was killed in Marshall County on Monday, May 16. Cash began his law enforcement career with the Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office and went on to serve with the Murray State University Police and the Kentucky State Police, where he retired as a sergeant before joining the Calloway County Sheriff’s Office, according to a release by Beshear’s office.

Services for Chief Deputy Cash will be held Saturday, May 21 at 1 p.m. central time at the CFSB Center at Murray State University.