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Former North Georgia Sheriff Deputy Barry Sutton died Saturday in Kabul

Afghan security forces and British soldiers inspect the site of a suicide attack in the heart of Kabul, Afghanistan, on Aug. 22, 2015.
Afghan security forces and British soldiers inspect the site of a suicide attack in the heart of Kabul, Afghanistan, on Aug. 22, 2015.

By Yolanda Putman 2 min read

A suicide car bomber killed a former Floyd County deputy sheriff in Afghanistan this weekend, according to news reports.

Barry Sutton, a 46-year-old Rome, Ga., resident and father of three, died Saturday after the bomber attacked a NATO convoy traveling through a crowded neighborhood in Kabul. Sutton was among at least 12 people who died in the blast, including three American contractors, according to The Associated Press.

Sutton was in Afghanistan to trained local officers in law enforcement as part of NATO’s Resolute Support Mission.

The Floyd County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page states that Sutton was a deputy from 2009 to 2011.

A former Marine, he also had served as a patrol sergeant and SWAT team member with the Floyd County Police Department.