United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - United States Border Patrol, U.S. Government
End of Watch: Thursday, December 12, 1996
Age: 45
Tour of Duty: 20 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Date of Incident: December 12, 1996
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Apprehended
Border Patrol Agent Michael Barnes suffered a fatal heart attack while he and other agents attempted to apprehend 13 illegal immigrants on the Chittim Ranch east of Eagle Pass, Texas.
As the agents were returning to their vehicles the pilot of an assisting Border Patrol helicopter radioed that Agent Barnes was down. The other agents responded to his location and began to perform CPR. He was flown to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Agent Barnes had served with the Border Patrol for 20 years and was the agent in charge of the Carrizo Springs, Texas, Border Patrol Station. He is survived by his wife.