Ground has been broken on a new $28 million law enforcement training facility in Richmond that has been named after a local law enforcement officer that was killed in the line of duty.
The facility is named in honor of Jody Cash, a Calloway County sheriff’s deputy who was killed in the line of duty last year in Marshall County. Cash began his career as a deputy sheriff for the Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office in 1999. He also spent six years as assistant chief of Murray State University Police as well as eight years as a Kentucky State trooper.
Governor Andy Beshear says Deputy Cash was an incredible officer and an incredible man.
Justice and Public Safety Cabinet Secretary Kerry Harvey says the new facility will allow the next generation of officers to receive the training they need to keep their communities safe.
The multi-purpose facility at the Department of Criminal Justice Training will include a 50-yard, 30-lane firing range designed for officers to learn intensive and specialized training.
Construction is expected to be completed in 2025.