Roll of Honor
Incident
Chief Deputy Jody Cash was shot and killed in front of the Marshall County Sheriff's Office at 52 Judicial Drive in Benton at 2:10 pm.
Marshall County Sheriff's Office Incident Response Team arrested a subject for outstanding warrants. While at the Marshall County Sheriff's Office, the man was interviewed by Deputy Cash and a deputy from the Marshall County Sheriff's Office about an investigation unrelated to the warrants. The prisoner asked for a smoke break, and the deputies escorted him outside with a third deputy. While smoking, the prisoner pulled out a concealed handgun and shot Deputy Cash. The two other deputies returned fire, killing the subject.
Chief Deputy Cash was taken to Marshall County Hospital, where he succumbed to his wounds.
A female subject was sentenced to 18 months with three years of supervised release for illegally transporting a stolen firearm that was used to kill Chief Deputy Sheriff Cash.
Chief Deputy Cash had served with the Calloway County Sheriff's Office for 1-1/2 years and had previously served eight years with the Kentucky State Police, six years as the Assistant Chief of the Murray State University Police Department, and six years with the Caldwell County Sheriff's Office.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and two children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
22 years. You could have gone home.
Chief Deputy Sheriff Cash gave the Calloway County Sheriff's Office 22 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Murray community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief Deputy Sheriff Cash.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Chief Deputy Sheriff Jody Wayne Cash is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In KY, 755 of 983 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 76.8% of this state's fallen. That is 22.6 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jody Wayne Cash's cause is highlighted.
How Jody Wayne Cash Compares
Offender Outcome
Shot and killed
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Jody Wayne Cash is highlighted in May.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Jody Wayne Cash was killed by gun; unknown type.