Roll of Honor
Dexter Carleton Krulis
Incident
Location: North Carolina Weapon: Handgun Offender: Sentenced to prison
Military Police Officer (Specialist) Dexter Krulis was shot and killed while conducting a traffic stop.
The vehicle Specialist Krulis had stopped was occupied by three soldiers who had just robbed a branch of the Southern National Bank and were attempting to escape.
The subjects fled the scene but were later captured. All three subjects were convicted in federal court of armed robbery as well as the murder of Specialist Krulis and were sentenced to prison. All three subjects have since been released.
MP Krulis was survived by his wife.
Survivors
MP Krulis was survived by his wife.
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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.
Military Police Officer Krulis gave the United States Army Military Police Corps 1 year.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Dexter Carleton Krulis served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Military Police Officer Dexter Carleton Krulis is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In MO, 516 of 813 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.5% of this state's fallen. That is 9.3 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At United States Army Military Police Corps, 26 of 65 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 40% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Dexter Carleton Krulis's cause is highlighted.
How Dexter Carleton Krulis Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to prison
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Dexter Carleton Krulis is highlighted in Apr.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Dexter Carleton Krulis was killed by handgun.
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