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William Buddy Sentner III, a Special Agent with the Office of the Inspector General, was killed on June 21, 2006, during a joint OIG–FBI operation at the Federal Detention Center in Tallahassee. The team was executing arrest warrants for six federal correctional officers accused in a conspiracy involving sexual abuse of female inmates and bringing contraband into the facility. One of the officers being arrested produced a weapon and opened fire on the arrest team. Sentner engaged the shooter and returned fire, killing the assailant, but was mortally wounded in the exchange. His actions were credited with saving the lives of several federal employees at the scene.

All six correctional officers were arrested and charged in connection with the misconduct. In recognition of his heroism, Sentner was posthumously awarded the Medal of Valor by President George W. Bush in 2008; his widow Maria Sentner accepted the award at the White House. Are there readers who remember this case or have additional details about the operation or its aftermath?