Montana Law Enforcement Museum

212 E. Broadway
Philipsburg, MT 59858
(406) 859-6536

Deputy Sheriff Pomeroy Vrelland

Gallatin County Sheriff's Department

Department Patch

Deputy Vrelland and Deputy Sheriff Frank Curtice were shot and killed as they attempted to arrest a man for assaulting his employer. The suspect was shot and killed the next day by members of a posse.

End of Watch:
October 10, 1919