Roll of Honor
Incident
Sheriff James Webb was shot and killed on a ranch near Roundup while attempting to apprehend a man wanted for stealing horses in Wyoming. Sheriff Webb had learned that the man was at the ranch and went to arrest him. He found the man staying in a sheep wagon, took a pistol from him, and told him to come out. When the man emerged from the wagon's door he was holding a rifle and told the sheriff to drop his gun. The man then fired into the ground at Sheriff Webb's feet. As Sheriff Webb attempted to draw his gun the man shot him in the chest. The subject fled but was located by a posse on another ranch 20 miles north of Roundup. He committed suicide after being wounded by the posse. Sheriff Webb's funeral was attended by over 2,500 people.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sheriff Webb served with the Yellowstone County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Billings community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sheriff Webb.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sheriff James T. Webb is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.
In MT, 93 of 142 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 65.5% of this state's fallen. That is 65.5 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Yellowstone County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 6 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. James T. Webb's cause is highlighted.
How James T. Webb Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. James T. Webb is highlighted in Mar.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. James T. Webb was killed by rifle.
Incident Location
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