On December 13, 2011, the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office transported South Carolina death row inmate, Mikal Mahdi, from a South Carolina prison to Winston Salem to plead guilty to the murder of Christopher Jason Boggs who was shot to death in a store robbery in 2004. After pleading guilty to killing Mr. Boggs, Mahdi was immediately returned to South Carolina. This in custody transport, code named “Operation Tank”, presented an extreme high risk situation for the personnel involved and the public, and required many hours of planning.

Operation Tank was to ensure the defendant, Mahdi, was maintained in maximum secure custody during transport from and back to South Carolina, and in the North Carolina courtroom. Operation Tank occurred without incident and was a success because of skills, dedication and attention to details of the personnel involved. We are extremely proud of the performance of each staff member and they are highly commended for the professional manner in which you carried out your duty.

Major Pritchard

Captain Smith

Captain Shepherd

Captain Settles

Lieutenant McKaig

Sergeant Barham

Investigator Bracken

Deputy Visser

Sergeant Mitchell

Investigator Butcher

Deputy James Hall

Deputy Seth Carter

Deputy Brian Krull

Corporal S. Eaton

Sergeant G. Walters

Sergeant A. Crawley

Deputy E. Johnson

Deputy S. Scott

Corporal A. Gaylor

Corporal T. Dunlap

Corporal Shinault

Deputy Gist

Deputy LeGrant

Investigator Goodrich

Deputy Thompson

Deputy Hecht

Sergeant Weiderman

Deputy Parrish

Deputy Bean

Deputy D. Barker

Deputy Gillett

Deputy Andrews

Deputy Childress

Deputy Emilson

Deputy Justice

Robin King

April Britt

SWAT Medic Johnson