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House approves naming building after fallen forest officer

Photos of U.S. Forest Service Officer Jason Crisp and his K-9 partner Maros.

NEBO, N.C. — A ranger station could soon honor a North Carolina forest officer killed in the line of duty.
 
The House unanimously passed a bill to designate the Nebo station the Jason Crisp Forest Service Building.
 
Crisp and his K-9 partner Maros were shot and killed by Troy Whisnant during a manhunt in March.
 
The bill still has to be approved by the Senate.

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