Area briefing

Robert Sean Bennett, a longtime federal law enforcement official, has been selected as the new court security director to oversee security for Clark County courts.

The facilities where Bennett will lead security include the Clark County Regional Justice Center and Clark County Family Court.

Bennett worked in the Federal Bureau of Investigation for more than 24 years. His leadership and administrative experience include serving as a supervisory special agent of the Las Vegas division drug/gang squad and a SWAT team leader.

His work history also includes joint investigations in collaboration with all Las Vegas-area law enforcement agencies, counterterrorism and criminal investigations.

As a captain in the U.S. Marines, he led as many as 250 Marines and was decorated while serving as a commanding officer of a detachment. He has a bachelor of science degree in business administration and management from the State University of New York at Brockport.

Given recent incidents of violence locally and around the nation, courts and other public facilities continue to step up security, county officials said.

County officials said Clark County's courts are among the busiest in the nation, averaging 5,000 to 8,000 visitors a day at the Regional Justice Center alone.

For more information, visit clarkcountycourts.us.

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