Alaska Department of Public Safety – Alaska State Troopers – Court Services Division
End of Watch: Tuesday, December 13, 2022
Court Services Officer Curtis Worland was fatally attacked by a muskox after trying to scare a group of them away from a dog kennel by his home, which was near the town of Nome.
Worland, who was in his 13th year of service, was declared dead at the scene.
Trooper Worland is the 69th Alaska law enforcement officer to die in the line of duty, and the first Court Service Officer to be killed during duty.