When Alaska State Troopers attempted to wake an unresponsive man at the Anchorage airport Tuesday, they noticed a fire marshal's badge on his belt, which troopers said belonged to a downtown museum that displays law enforcement memorabilia.
Around 10 a.m., investigators with the troopers' Western Alaska Alcohol and Narcotics Team saw an employee at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport trying to wake an unconscious man. The man, 19-year-old Clayton Ticknor of Anvik, was passed out on the floor in the middle of the terminal, troopers said.
"Ticknor was unresponsive and smelled heavily of alcoholic beverages," troopers reported in an online dispatch.
Megan Peters, troopers spokeswoman, said Ticknor had missed his scheduled flight.
Assistance from Airport Police and Fire was requested. Troopers tried to wake Ticknor. Once he woke up, police examined him, according to troopers.
Troopers and police looked into the origin of the badge and found that on Saturday, Ticknor went to the Fraternal Order of the Alaska State Troopers Law Enforcement Museum on Fifth Avenue in downtown Anchorage. There, Ticknor allegedly stole the badge from a mannequin, troopers said.
Peters said the badge had been a donation. The museum did not know the badge was missing until contacted Tuesday, she said.
"The badge is an artifact badge and valued at over $1,000," troopers said.
Ticknor was arrested for second-degree theft and taken to the Anchorage Correctional Complex.