Line of Duty Deaths
1950s Losses
There are 10 line of duty deaths from the 1950s we have listed on the Montana Law Enforcement Museum web site.
- Deputy Warden Theodore Rothe
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End of Watch: April 16, 1959
Deputy Warden Rothe was shot and killed during a prison uprising.
- Game Warden Marion R. Ammerman
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End of Watch: February 13, 1958
Game Warden Ammerman was killed in an airplane crash.
- Undersheriff Otto S. Fossen
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End of Watch: October 5, 1957
Undersheriff Fossen was shot and killed by a hitchhiker.
- Game Warden Roy Thompson
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End of Watch: August 19, 1957
Game Warden Thompson was killed in a motorcycle accident.
- Policeman Lloyd Eugene Murphy
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End of Watch: April 26, 1956
Policeman Murphy suffered a fatal heart attack.
- Game Warden Harold Grartside
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End of Watch: April 24, 1955
Game Warden died from drowning when his boat capsized.
- Sheriff Michael James Bergan
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End of Watch: February 19, 1955
Sheriff Bergan was killed in an automobile accident...
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Patrolman James H. Anderson
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End of Watch: July 24, 1954
Patrolman James Anderson was struck and killed by a vehicle during a traffic stop for a routine equipment inspection near Livingston, Montana.
- Undersheriff Roy Hodges
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End of Watch: April 18, 1954
Undersheriff Hodges suffered a fatal heart attack.
- Policeman Oscar Theodore Peterson
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End of Watch: November 18, 1950
Policeman Peterson was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man.
