Deputy U.S. Marshal Michael Andrew Drew Hanson, 36, was killed on July 13, 2026, while serving on the Western District of Louisiana Fugitive Task Force. Hanson was part of a team from the Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office executing an arrest and search warrant at a home on Rutland Road in Alexandria for 48-year-old Clarence A. Frazier, Jr., wanted on a failure-to-appear in court for a sexual battery charge involving a person with infirmities. Officers made forced entry and cleared rooms; Hanson led the team into the last two unchecked rooms. Frazier allegedly barricaded himself in a bedroom and opened fire. Hanson was struck by a single, fatal shot and later died at a local hospital; another federal task force officer was reportedly wounded. A standoff of about three hours ended with Frazier taken into custody after sustaining injuries.

Hanson had served previously with U.S. Customs and Border Protection and ICE before joining the U.S. Marshals Service in 2020, and is survived by his wife and two children. The FBI led the investigation into the assault on a federal officer, and a federal grand jury later returned multiple indictments including murder and attempted murder; federal prosecutors announced their intent to seek the death penalty. If anyone witnessed the operation on Rutland Road or has information about the events that afternoon, please come forward.