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Undersheriff James Thompson | Missoula County Sheriff's Department, Montana Missoula County Sheriff's Department, Montana

Undersheriff

James Thompson

Missoula County Sheriff's Department, Montana

End of Watch: Monday, July 1, 1878

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Age: Not available

Tour: Not available

Badge # Not available

Cause: Heat exhaustion

Incident Date: 6/23/1878

Weapon: Not available

Suspect: Not available

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Undersheriff Thompson died of heat stroke after riding on horseback for 60 miles in 100 degree temperature, from Missoula to the Flathead Indian Reservation, to arrest a man who had escaped from the County Jail. When he arrived at the reservation he collapsed. He was put under the care of a doctor but died one week later.

Undersheriff Thompson was survived by his wife.

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On the 132nd anniversary of Undersheriff Thompson's death, we honored his service in our patrol briefing by reading his entry from ODMP. Each day, we honor one fallen officer on the anniversary of their death so as to keep them in our thoughts, and also to remind us of the dangers inherent in our job. Undersheriff Thompson is not forgotten.

Sergeant Zach Perron
Palo Alto (CA) Police Department
July 1, 2010

 

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