Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Timothy Wells drowned in the Missouri River near Ft. Peck, Montana, during a training dive which involved filming sturgeon and paddlefish. He was diving with six other rescue divers but failed to surface. The other divers immediately began to search for him but were unable to locate him. Deputy Wells was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and had served with the Williams County Sheriff's Department for 4-1/2 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and two daughters.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Deputy Sheriff Wells gave the Williams County Sheriff's Office 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Williston community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Timothy L. Wells served in the Marine Corps (1971â1973) before joining law enforcement.
Deputy Sheriff Timothy L. Wells is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In ND, 15 of 61 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 24.6% of this state's fallen. That is 6.4 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Timothy L. Wells's cause is highlighted.
How Timothy L. Wells Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Timothy L. Wells is highlighted in Feb.