Former Law Enforcement Official Killed in Afghanistan

Armed Forces 1A former Floyd County law enforcement officer was killed in Afghanistan over the weekend

Barry Sutton who had previously worked for both the Floyd County Sheriff’s Office & Police Department, was one of the 12 people fatally injured, when a suicide car bomber attacked a NATO convoy on Saturday.

Sutton was a civilian contractor helping train police officers, and was in Afghanistan as part of NATO’s Resolute Support Mission.

He served with the Floyd County Sheriff’s Office from 2009 – 2011, and he was also a SWAT Team member and Patrol Sergeant with the Floyd County Police Department.

(WRGA/www.wrgarome.com)

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