Partner Of Dead Trooper Calls For Spousal Benefits

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The partner of a Missouri State Police trooper killed in the line of duty says he is entitled to the same benefits as other survivors.

Trooper Dennis Englehard died in the line of duty on Christmas day 2009. Englehard was killed when he was struck by a vehicle while on an accident call.

Englehard’s partner, Kelly Glossip, and the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit Thursday. Glossip said he is entitled to spousal benefits offered to others whose mates are also killed in the line of duty for the Highway Patrol.

Glossip said he and Englehard were in a committed relationship for fifteen years. He said the couple owned a house together, shared bank accounts and lived as a couple.

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