4315 Woodrow Bean Transmountain Road
El Paso, TX 79924-3753
(915) 759-6060
| Fallen Agent: | JOE R. WHITE | ||||||||
| DOB: | November 19, 1954 | ||||||||
| Entered: | July 5, 1988 | ||||||||
| Departed: | April 18, 1995 | ||||||||
| Postion: | Border Patrol Agent | ||||||||
Laredo North Border Patrol Agent Joe R. White passed away early in the morning after suffering an apparent heart attack while on duty at the IH-35 checkpoint. Agent White was transported to Doctors Hospital by ambulance, but was pronounced dead upon arrival. Agent White was a 7 year veteran of the U.S. Border Patrol and a graduate of the 223rd Border Patrol Academy class. Agent White was a K-9 handler -- assigned K-9 Brutus. Prior to Brutus, Agent White was the handler for Benno. Benno was one of the original K-9's assigned to the Laredo Sector. During his 3 1/2 year tenure as a K-9 handler, Agent White made 155 narcotic seizures worth $8,836,512, seized $126,800 in U.S. currency, and located 1,701 undocumented aliens. |
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