Shooting After Effects Almost Ended His Life

Shooting After Effects Almost Ended His Life. As a Deputy Sheriff he was involved in a deadly shooting. He talks about the call for service, what happened, what led up to his shooting, the investigation of the shooting. Although he survived the shooting, his life began to change and spiral out of control from the traumatic effects of that incident combined with all the others in his law enforcement career as a deputy sheriff.

Alcohol abuse, depression and other symptoms of PTS caused his life to spiral out of control and ended his 15 year law enforcement career.

Regan graduated a top of his 35-member Police Academy Class of 2000.  He was expeditiously hired by the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office in October of 2000 and began his decorated career helping the community that he had grown up in. 

Regan worked as a Road Deputy for his first three years of service and then steadily made progress, advancing his career within the Agency. Regan held the following titles during his tenure; Field Training Officer, Corporal, General Crimes Agent, K-9 Deputy/Handler and Career Development Field Agent. He continued his advanced training in law enforcement by routinely attending accredited furthering education classes to ensure he was an asset to the Agency; Line Supervision, Stress Management Techniques, Homicide Investigations, Drug Investigations and Leadership 101 to list a few. During his esteemed 15-year career, he also received numerous associations and awards; to include 5 Precinct Deputy of the Month Awards, 2-time Agency-wide Deputy of the Month Awards, 2 Merit Bars, 4 Commendable Service Awards and the Medal of Valor in 2010. 

He is determined to earn a degree in Psychology and continuing to find ways to help those first responders and the mental balance between career and personal life. As President and Co-founder of T-6 Advanced Training and Career Development Group, Regan now has the remarkable opportunity to change for the better, the lives of first responders and their families while using his training, education and first-hand experiences.

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