Brown County Sheriff's Office, South Dakota
End of Watch: Saturday, February 25, 1939
Age:
Tour of Duty: 1 month, 1 week
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: January 23, 1939
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Sheriff Ole Solberg succumbed to injuries from an automobile accident near Arlington, South Dakota while returning from the State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls to drop off a prisoner.
Sheriff Solberg's vehicle went out of control on the icy road surface.
Sheriff Solberg had been sworn in as sheriff only six weeks earlier. His wife was appointed to complete his term as sheriff.