Maryland Department of Natural Resources - Maryland Park Service, Maryland
End of Watch: Thursday, April 13, 1978
Age: 64
Tour of Duty: 10 years
Badge Number: 450
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Date of Incident: April 13, 1978
Weapon Used: Person
Suspect Info: Not available
State Park Ranger Joseph Carr suffered a fatal heart attack while making a drug-related arrest in the McKeldin Area of Patapsco Valley State Park in Howard County, Maryland.
Ranger Carr had been with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources - Maryland Park Service for ten years. He was survived by his wife.
The Maryland State Park Service has since been reorganized into the Maryland State Forest and Park Service.