Line of Duty Deaths
1920s Losses
There are 16 line of duty deaths from the 1920s we have listed on the Montana Law Enforcement Museum web site.
- Chief of Police Peter Holt
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End of Watch: August 21, 1929
Chief Holt was shot and killed in the Livingston Police Department.
- Police Officer Martin Zollman
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End of Watch: August 21, 1929
Officer Zollman was shot and killed in the Livingston Police Station.
- Chief Deputy Sheriff Herbert Locke
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End of Watch: December 11, 1928
Chief Deputy Sheriff Locke was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man.
- Deputy Sheriff Batt Arrigoni
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End of Watch: December 29, 1927
Disturbance call. Died from injuries sustained during a fall while attempting to disperse an unruly crowd.
- Sheriff Robert P. Gilmore
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End of Watch: October 29, 1926
Sheriff Gilmore was shot and killed as he attempted to arrest a transient.
- Sheriff Russell J. Sage
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End of Watch: July 6, 1926
Sheriff Sage was shot and killed by a demented prisoner when he entered his cell.
- Policeman Frank L. Draper
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End of Watch: December 1, 1925
Policeman Draper succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained a week prior to his death.
- Policeman Joseph E. Sage
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End of Watch: April 8, 1925
Policeman Sage was shot by three men who attacked and robbed him.
- Policeman Charles Wilson
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End of Watch: August 20, 1924
Policeman Charles Wilson was shot and killed by two suspects when he interrupted a burglary.
- Chief of Police John Ferdinand Bockman
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End of Watch: April 28, 1924
Chief of Police John Bockman was killed while questioning a shooting suspect.
- Undersheriff Irving Keeler
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End of Watch: December 9, 1921
Undersheriff Irving Keeler was shot and killed by two men he was attempting to arrest
- Sheriff George W. Huffaker
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End of Watch: July 8, 1921
Sheriff George Huffaker was killed in a single vehicle crash on Stemple Hill Road
- Sheriff Jesse Garfield
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End of Watch: December 18, 1920
Sheriff Jesse Garfield succumbed to wounds received two weeks prior while investigating a complaint.
- Policeman Frank H. Connolly
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End of Watch: August 2, 1920
Policeman Frank Connolly was shot and killed while interviewing two suspicious persons.
- Sheriff Cyrus King Wyman
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End of Watch: April 21, 1920
Sheriff Cyrus King Wyman was shot and killed by a horse thief in Monida, MT
- Undersheriff George Warburton
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End of Watch: April 20, 1920
Undersheriff Warburton was shot and killed as he attempted to arrest 2 robbery suspects
