A sheriff’s deputy in Wayne County is recovering after being shot in the chest while serving papers Monday afternoon. Cody Neal was airlifted to the University of Tennessee Hospital with what were described as non-life-threatening injuries. Jerry Wagner is the executive director of the Kentucky Sheriffs Association and a former longtime sheriff. He said paper-serving can be the most dangerous work for sheriffs’ personnel.
“When I say papers, it could be civil processes, it could be domestic violence orders, it could be just doing a welfare check, whatever the case may be, it is it is unbelievably dangerous. And in most cases, speaking for sheriffs and sheriff's deputies, we’re alone.”
