JAMES T WEBB

Officer Rank: Sheriff
Memorial Panel: 31-W: 4
Department: Yellowstone County, Montana, S.O.
End of Watch: March 24, 1908
Cause: SHOT
Age: 41
Years of Service: 2
Description: Sheriff Webb was shot when he arrested a suspect wanted for horse theft. The suspect asked Sheriff Webb if he could get a drink of water from the wagon and Sheriff Webb granted the request. The suspect went to the wagon and retrieved a concealed Winchester rifle and shot Sheriff Webb in the neck. Sheriff Webb died at the scene.
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