What is Benny Napoleon?
[[File:Benny Napoleon.jpeg|right|200px]] '''Benny Napoleon''' (1955 – December 17, 2020) was an American attorney, law enforcement officer, and [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] politician. He was the [[Sheriff]] of [[Wayne County, Michigan]]. He was also a 2013 candidate for Mayor of [[Detroit]]. From 2009 until his death, [[Wayne County, Michigan|Wayne County Sheriff]]. Napolean was born in Detroit. Napoleon was diagnosed with [[COVID-19]] in November 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Khan|first=Nisa|title=Wayne County Sheriff Napoleon on ventilator during COVID-19 fight|url=https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2020/11/29/wayne-county-sheriff-napoleon-ventilator-covid-19/6455731002/|access-date=2020-12-18|website=Detroit Free Press|language=en-US}}</ref> He died on December 17, 2020 in Detroit from the infection, aged 65.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-18|title=Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon dies from COVID-19|url=https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2020/12/18/wayne-county-sheriff-benny-napoleon-dies-from-covid-19-family-says/|access-date=2020-12-18|website=WDIV|language=en}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Napoleaon, Benny}} [[Category:1955 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Detroit]] [[Category:American police officers]] [[Category:African-American lawyers]] [[Category:African-American politicians]] [[Category:Politicians from Detroit]] [[Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians]] [[Category:Lawyers from Detroit]] {{US-bio-stub}}