United States Department of Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. Government
End of Watch: Monday, October 26, 2009
Age: 30
Tour of Duty: 8 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Date of Incident: October 26, 2009
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Special Agents Chad Michael, Forrest Leamon, and Michael Weston were killed in a helicopter accident in Afghanistan.
The agents were returning from a counter-narcotics operation when the military helicopter they were riding in crashed. Seven military service members were also killed.
Special Agent Michael, a member of FAST Team Alpha, began his law enforcement career in 2001 as a patrol officer with the Hillsborough County Sheriff ’s Office, Tampa, Florida, and then joined DEA in 2004. In September 2009 Special Agent Michael volunteered to serve as a member of a FAST Team in Afghanistan. He is survived by his parents, his brother, and his fiancé.