FRANK S METZEL
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Officer Rank: Sheriff
Memorial Panel: 11-E: 4
Department: Madison County, Montana, S.O.
End of Watch: October 27, 1930
Cause: SHOT
Age: Unk
Years of Service: Unk
Description: Sheriff Metzel was shot while in pursuit of two men he thought were robbers. The men, who were not the robbery suspects, mistakenly though that Sheriff Metzel was a robber who was coming to rob them. Lack of street lights and the proximity of the bank were cited as reasons for the error.
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