Officer Down

Correctional Officer Chad Charles
Michigan Department of Corrections
End of Watch: Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Age: 42
Tour: 9 years

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.

Rest in Peace Bro…We Got The WatchDay is done, Gone the sun, From the lake, From the hills, From the sky. All is well, Safely rest, God is nigh.