Died \u2013 9\/27\/24
\nHandler – Sgt. David Ashburn<\/p>\n
Rutherford County Sheriff\u2019s Office\u2019s Retired K9 Venture Dies<\/p>\n
Sheriff\u2019s K9 Venture worked eight years before spending six retirement years with his handler, K9 Sgt. David Ashburn and his family, before his death Friday.K9 Venture, 14, served as a dual-purpose Patrol\/Narcotics K9 with the Rutherford County Sheriff\u2019s Office. He was purchased with the assistance of Venture Trucking in 2010.K9 Venture had several notable narcotics finds throughout his career along with numerous criminal apprehensions earning him Officer of the Month in 2014 for locating and apprehending several violent felons. He also provided K9 support for the Sheriff\u2019s SWAT Team.K9 Venture and other K9s were honored at the Wings of Freedom Fish Fry Sept. 21 in Smyrna.K9 Venture lived out his retirement with Ashburn and his loving family.\u201cHe spent his time camping, swimming, barking at the wind and chasing rabbits that he never caught,\u201d Ashburn said. \u201cThere are several stories and memories with Venture and for that we are thankful.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Died \u2013 9\/27\/24 Handler – Sgt. David Ashburn Rutherford County Sheriff\u2019s Office\u2019s Retired K9 Venture Dies Sheriff\u2019s K9 Venture worked eight years before spending six retirement years with his handler, K9 Sgt. David Ashburn and his family, before his death Friday.K9 Venture, 14, served as a dual-purpose Patrol\/Narcotics K9 with the Rutherford County Sheriff\u2019s Office. …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":16819,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[51],"class_list":["post-16816","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-k9memorial","tag-tn"],"yoast_head":"\n