Memorial service for fallen NHP sergeant in jeopardy due to coronavirus
Memorial service for fallen NHP sergeant in jeopardy due to coronavirus
Typically, thousands of law enforcement members would come together to pay tribute, but that's not possible right now.
THE LINE OF DUTY.SERGEANT BEN JENKINS WAS SHOTTO DEATH IN NORTHERN NEVADA...ALLEGEDLY BY A DRIVER HE WASTRYING TO HELP.13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER LEAHPEZZETTI EXPLAINS HOW CORONAVIRUS IS INTERFERING WITH THEMEMORIAL SERVICE.NATS SIRENS CROWDS LINED THESTREETS AS THE BODY OF NHP'SSERGEANT BEN JENKINS WASBROUGHT HOME TO ELKO.MORE NATS NHP'S NATALIEHERNANDEZ SAYS JENKINS WAS HERSERGEANT IN ELKO - AND SHE WASPART OF THAT PROCESSION.IT WAS HUGE.EVERY TOWN THAT WE WENT THROUGHWAS LINED WITH PEOPLE IN THEWHEN AN OFFICER DIES IN THELINE OF DUTY - AND THE NEXTSTEP IS A FULL MEMORIAL SERVICE- WHERE THOUSANDS OF LAWENFORCEMENT MEMBERS FROM AROUNDTHE COUNTRY COME TOGETHER TOPAY THEIR RESPECTS.BUT RIGHT NOW BECAUSE OFCORONAVIRUS - THOSE THOUSANDSCAN'T GATHER.NOT ONLY DO AGENCIES HAVETRAVEL RESTRICTIONS NOW - BUTMANY OF THE BUSINESSES NEEDEDTO PUT ON A SERVICE ARE CLOSED.HERNANDEZ SAYS NO DECISIONSHAVE BEEN MADE ON WHENJENKINS SERVICE WILL BETHAT'S UP TO HIS FAMILY.SHE SAYS IS THE FAMILY IS ALSOGRIEVING THE LOSS OF JENKINS'FATHER - WHO DIED JUST TWOWEEKS BEFORE HIM.BUT SHE SAYS WHEN HE IS HONORED- HE WILL GET EVERYTHING HEDESERVES.IT WILL BE HUGE.FULL HONORS, FULL RESPECT TOHIM AND THERE WILL BE NO DETAILLEFT OUT.HE WILL BE FULLY HONORED.A RIGHT THIS HERO DESERVES -AFTER GIVING HIS LIFE TOPROTECT THE COMMUNITY.WHEN WE SAY, YOU KNOW,EVERYBODY IS OUR BROTHER ANDSISTER IN LAW ENFORCEMENT, IT'STRUE.WE REALLY ARE.WE ARE A FAMILY.LEAH PEZZETTI 13 ACTION NEWS.SERGEANT JENKINS WAS ALSO AVETERAN, AN E-M-T, AFIREFIGHTER, AHUSBAND AND A FATHER.WE HEAR AT 13 ACTION NEWS...THANK HIM FOR HIS SERVICE TOOUR COUNTRY AND TO THE STATE OFNEVADA.ANYONE ELIGIBLE TO 'GET' A
