Wayne County Sheriff Dead, One Week Earlier His Wife Died Of COVID-19

(CBS DETROIT) - A Wayne County Deputy died last Friday from COVID-19, just one week after his wife died.

Sergeant J.J. Smith was placed on a ventilator after being admitted to a hospital on March 27.

He later died at Garden City Hospital.

Smith retired from the state department after 16 years of service.

He was 51-years-old.

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