Michigan Department of Corrections, Michigan
End of Watch: Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Age: 42
Tour of Duty: 9 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Date of Incident: May 21, 2014
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Correctional Officer Chad Charles suffered a fatal heart attack while participating in a quarterly training exercise with the agency's Emergency Response Team at Camp Grayling.
He collapsed during a building clearing scenario. Other members of the ERT team performed CPR until he was transported to a local hospital, where he passed away.
Officer Charles had served with the Michigan Department of Corrections for nine years and was assigned to the Muskegon Correctional Facility.