Rickie C. Finley

May 20, 1989

Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent Rickie C. Finley was killed on May 20, 1989, in a plane crash as he was returning from a jungle operation to a base camp in Lima, Peru. He was 36 years of age at the time of his death. For almost seven years, Special Agent...

Everett E. Hatcher

Feb 28, 1989

Special Agent Everett E. Hatcher of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New York Field Division, was shot and killed on February 28, 1989, during an undercover investigation on Staten Island in New York City. He was 46 years of age at the time of his death....

Paul S. Seema

Feb 6, 1988

Special Agent Paul S. Seema of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) Los Angeles Field Division Office, died on February 6, 1988, of gunshot wounds he received the day before during an undercover operation in Los Angeles, California. He was 51 years of age...

George M. Montoya

Feb 5, 1988

George Montoya began his law enforcement career with the U.S. Border Patrol after graduating from California State University in Long Beach, California in 1976, with a degree in Criminal Justice. He joined the Immigration and Naturalization Service in January 1979 and...

Terry W. McNett

Feb 2, 1988

Detective Terry W. McNett, Sedgwick County, Kansas Sheriff’s Office, was shot and killed on February 2, 1988, while participating in the execution of a search warrant in Wichita, Kansas. Detective McNett was assigned to a Drug Enforcement Administration task...

Arthur L. Cash

Aug 25, 1987

Special Agent Arthur L. Cash graduated from West Virginia University in 1969 with a Bachelor of Science degree. After graduating from college, Special Agent Cash served as a Border Patrol Agent with the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service. Agent Cash joined...