Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Ora Nason was accidentally shot and killed when his revolver discharged after he dropped it.
He was patrolling Las Animas when the accident occurred.
Deputy Nason was a Civil War veteran of Union Army and had been a POW in Libby Prison.
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- July 23, 2026
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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Deputy Sheriff Nason served with the Bent County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Las Animas community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Ora M. Nason served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Deputy Sheriff Ora M. Nason is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In CO, 101 of 360 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.1% of this state's fallen. That is 2.9 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Bent County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ora M. Nason's cause is highlighted.
How Ora M. Nason Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Ora M. Nason is highlighted in Sep.
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