Roll of Honor
Rickie C. Finley
Incident
Special Agent Rickie Finley was killed in a plane crash as he was returning from a jungle operation, known as Operation Snowcap, to a base camp in Lima, Peru. The plane crashed in a remote area of the Andes Mountain while returning to Lima from the Huallaga Valley. Nine Peruvian passengers of the plane were also killed in the crash. Agent Finley had served with the Drug Enforcement Administration for five years and had previously served with the North Little Rock Police Department in Arkansas for for seven years.
Survivors
He was survived by his parents.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Agent Finley gave the United States Department of Justice 11 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Agent Finley.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Special Agent Rickie C. Finley is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In TX, 653 of 2,421 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27% of this state's fallen. That is 4 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At United States Department of Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration, 20 of 38 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 52.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Rickie C. Finley's cause is highlighted.
How Rickie C. Finley Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Rickie C. Finley is highlighted in May.
Incident Location
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