Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Bennett died after being bitten by a rabid dog while on patrol. Officer Bennett was attempting to capture the dog as part of a county-wide effort to get unlicensed animals off the street. He was diagnosed with rabies too late to be treated, and he succumbed to the illness a little over a month later.
Officer Bennett was survived by his wife and four children. He is buried in the Cool Springs Cemetery near Doerun.
Officer Bennett was survived by his wife and four children. He is buried in the Cool Springs Cemetery near Doerun.
Survivors
Officer Bennett was survived by his wife and four children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Police Officer Bennett gave the Gainesville Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Gainesville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Bennett.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Jackson Pinkston Bennett is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In FL, 313 of 1,008 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.1% of this state's fallen. That is 0.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Gainesville Police Dept., 3 of 5 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 60% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jackson Pinkston Bennett's cause is highlighted.
How Jackson Pinkston Bennett Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Jackson Pinkston Bennett is highlighted in Apr.
Others Who Wore This Badge
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