Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Chesna was shot and killed with his own service weapon after responding to reports of an erratic driver on Burton Terrace, behind South Shore Hospital, shortly after 7:30 am.
When he arrived at the scene, he discovered that the vehicle had crashed, and he found the driver vandalizing a home nearby. The man attacked Sergeant Chesna, striking him in the head with a large rock. The subject then disarmed him, shot him in the head and chest, and fled the scene.
The man fatally shot a woman in her home before being wounded by other responding officers and taken into custody. He was charged with two counts of homicide and found guilty in 2024. He was later sentenced to life in prison
Sergeant Chesna was a U.S. Army veteran and a recipient of the Purple Heart. He had served with the Weymouth Police Department for six years.
Survivors
Survivors include wife and two children.
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Sergeant Chesna gave the Weymouth Police Department 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Weymouth community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Michael Charles Chesna served in the U.S. Army (2006â2011) before joining law enforcement.
Sergeant Michael Charles Chesna is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.
In MA, 199 of 469 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 42.4% of this state's fallen. That is 42.4 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Weymouth Police Department, 2 of 3 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Michael Charles Chesna's cause is highlighted.
How Michael Charles Chesna Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Michael Charles Chesna is highlighted in Jul.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Michael Charles Chesna was killed by officer's handgun.
Incident Location
Military Service
Michael Charles Chesna served in the U.S. Army (2006–2011) before joining law enforcement.
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