Missoula County Sheriff's Office, Montana
End of Watch Monday, July 1, 1878
James Thompson
Undersheriff Thompson died of heat stroke after riding on horseback for 60 miles in 100-degree temperatures.
He had ridden 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.
Bio
- Age Not available
- Tour Not available
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Heat exhaustion
- Incident Date Sunday, June 23, 1878
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