Roll of Honor
Michael Adam Levison
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Michael Levison, Undersheriff Larry Koren, and Lieutenant Fred Beers were killed when the agency's helicopter, Metro 2, crashed near Las Vegas, New Mexico.
Rescue Specialist Matthew King of the Bernalillo County Fire Department was also killed in the crash.
Metro 2 was returning to Albuquerque after assisting fire crews at the East Mesa Fire. They were returning to Albuquerque after conducting bucket drops when the crash occurred at about 7:20 pm.
Deputy Levison was a New Mexico Air National Guard veteran and had served with the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office for five years.
Survivors
He is survived by his mother, father, stepmother, three brothers, a sister, grandmother, and girlfriend.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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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.
Deputy Sheriff Levison gave the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Albuquerque 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 Adam Levison served in the Air Force (2015â2016) before joining law enforcement.
Deputy Sheriff Michael Adam Levison 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 NM, 59 of 193 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.6% of this state's fallen.
At Bernalillo County Sheriff's Dept., 7 of 11 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 63.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Michael Adam Levison's cause is highlighted.
How Michael Adam Levison Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
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Incident Location
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