United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - United States Border Patrol, U.S. Government
End of Watch: Sunday, December 19, 2004
Age: 32
Tour of Duty: 4 years
Badge Number: C248
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: December 19, 2004
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Border Patrol Agent George DeBates was killed in a single vehicle crash on Federal Route 21 while patrolling a border area on the Tohono O'odham Nation in Arizona.
Agent DeBates had served with the United States Border Patrol for four years and was assigned to Casa Grande Border Patrol Station. He is survived by his mother.