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  4. Luis O. Peña Jr.

Luis O. Peña Jr.

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Entered on Duty
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Luis Pena Jr. Academy Photo in uniform
BPA Luis Pena Jr.

On December 23, 2019, Border Patrol Agent Luis O. Peña Jr. succumbed to complications related to significant injuries he received from a vehicle accident (roll over) on the Tohono O’odham Nation on October 18, 2007. BPA Peña was medically retired on October 8, 2010.

Agent Peña entered on duty with the United States Border Patrol on January 27, 2003, as a member of the 538th session of the Border Patrol Academy. He was assigned to the Casa Grande Border Patrol Station in the Tucson Sector following his graduation. Agent Peña served with the United States Border Patrol for over seven years.

Last Modified: Mar 07, 2024