Hundreds gathered Monday, March 2, on what would have been his birthday at the Rio Rancho Event Center to honor Sgt. Michael Barrett Schlattman, a Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) deputy, died in the line of duty on Feb. 23 at age 52. Schlattman joined BCSO in 2012 and was promoted to sergeant in July 2024, serving during his career as a detective in special investigations and auto theft and as a task force officer with the U.S. Marshals Service and the Drug Enforcement Administration.
He is survived by his father, James Lee Schlattman, and his wife, Mary Ann, of San Antonio, Texas; his sister, Stacia Ann Fazzaro, and brother-in-law Peter John Fazzaro, of Jackson, N.J.; his fiancée, Tara Flynn-Tedder, of Albuquerque; her children, Corbin and Maddie, both of Texas; and his dog, Sadie. He was preceded in death by his mother, LeAnn Schlattman.
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Bernalillo County Sheriff John Allen speaks during the funeral service for Sgt. Michael Schlattman at the Rio Rancho Event Center on Monday.
Bernalillo County Sheriff John Allen speaks in front of the flag-draped casket of Sgt. Michael Schlattman during his funeral service at the Rio Rancho Event Center on Monday.
Sheriff John Allen and his wife, Athenea Allen, place their hands on Tara Flynn-Tedder, Sgt. Michael Schlattman’s fiancée and her son, Corbin Tedder, during the funeral service at the Rio Rancho Event Center on Monday.
Officers present the flag during the funeral service for Sgt. Michael Schlattman at the Rio Rancho Event Center on Monday.
Fellow Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office deputies and New Mexico State Police officers carry the casket of Sgt. Michael Schlattman during his funeral service at the Rio Rancho Event Center on Monday.
