Paul Bentley, 87, Dies; Detective Arrested Oswald By - July 25, 2008 Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest WhatsApp Detective Bentley was the Dallas police detective who snapped the handcuffs on Lee Harvey Oswald 80 minutes after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Share this:FacebookTwitterLinkedInEmailPrintLike this:Like Loading... Related RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Hal Brown Michael Cohen Story: Beware the Lawyer Spurned FUBAR Pending Mueller report puts Barr under spotlight Hal Brown Dershowitz: 25th can be used when president is psychiatrically incapacitated.