Kent Eugene Newport

Kansas Highway Patrol — Topeka, KS

Cardiac

End of Watch October 27, 2014

Age 57

Tour of Duty 19 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 10

Incident

Technical Trooper Kent Newport suffered a fatal heart attack during a vehicle pursuit and stop sticks deployment on Route 96, near Ridge Road, west of Maize.

He and his lieutenant had been notified of a pursuit involving a burglary suspect who was fleeing from Sedgwick County deputies and approaching their location. They each deployed to opposite sides of Route 96 in preparation to deploy stop sticks. The vehicle entered the area and struck the stop sticks deployed by the lieutenant.

Trooper Newport and the lieutenant then both re-entered their cruisers and began to join in the pursuit before the vehicle came to a stop. A felony traffic stop was performed and the subject was taken into custody. Trooper Newport began feeling ill and went home at the end of his shift. He was then taken to a local hospital where he passed away as a result of a major heart attack.

Trooper Newport had served with the Kansas Highway Patrol for 19 years and had served in law enforcement for a total of 35 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and three children.

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Added to badge.nw: April 2, 2026
Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Technical Trooper Newport gave the Kansas Highway Patrol 19 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Kansas. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Technical Trooper Newport.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Kansas Highway Patrol

Location Topeka, KS

Platform Identity khp.ks.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 27, 2014

Tour of Duty 19 yrs

Age 57

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Cause Detail Heart attack

Weapon Not available

Technical Trooper Kent Eugene Newport is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In KS, 15 of 335 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 4.5% of this state's fallen. That is 0.5 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.

At Kansas Highway Patrol, 1 of 11 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 9.1% of this agency's fallen.

Kansas Highway Patrol

of 11 officers

9.1% Cardiac

KS — Statewide

of 335 officers

4.5% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac