Haakon County Sheriff's Department, South Dakota
End of Watch: Thursday, March 21, 1985
Age: 65
Tour of Duty: 28 years
Badge Number: 31-1A
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: March 21, 1985
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Sheriff Matthew Schofield was killed in an automobile crash while on duty.
Sheriff Schofield was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII and had served in law enforcement for 28 years.