Michael Preston

Newport Police Department — Newport, KY

Suicide Veteran Honored

End of Watch January 13, 2016

Age 42

The Vigil Panel 165 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 7

Biography

Michael Lee Preston, age 42, of Hebron, passed away Wednesday, January 13, 2016. He was a Police Officer for the City of Newport, Kentucky, a member of the Fraternal Order of Police, a United States Marine Veteran, and a member of Hopeful Lutheran Church. Mike also formerly served as a Deputy, Detective, Training Officer, and Sniper for the SWAT team for the Boone County Sheriff’s Department. He enjoyed staying fit and was an accomplished Brown Belt at Jiu Jitsu. His children were the world to him and he previously coached their basketball teams at Goodridge Elementary in Hebron. His father, John Preston preceded him in death. He is survived by his wife, Kelly Shepard Preston; children, Madeline Shepard, Morgan Preston, Macy Preston, and Evan Preston; mother, Diana Preston; brothers, Nathan Preston (Christy) and John Preston (Lauren); and grandmother, Jacqueline Scott.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

Officer Michael Preston served with the Newport Police Department.
Thank you for your service, and for your service before it. We will always remember your sacrifice.
You belong on this wall. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Newport Police Department

Location Newport, KY

Platform Identity npd.campbell.ky.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 13, 2016

Age 42

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Suicide

Military Service

Michael Preston served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Michael Preston is one of 256 officers honored for deaths connected to the weight of the job across the full record of this memorial — 0.8% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In KY, 2 of 983 officers were honored for deaths connected to the weight of the job — 0.2% of this state's fallen. That is 0.6 percentage points below the national rate of 0.8%.

At Newport Police Department, 1 of 8 officers on record were honored for deaths connected to the weight of the job — 12.5% of this agency's fallen.

Newport Police Department

of 8 officers

12.5% Suicide

KY — Statewide

of 983 officers

0.2% Suicide

Nationwide

256

of 32,508 officers

0.8% Suicide