Roll of Honor
Henry M. "Muggins" Taylor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Muggins Taylor was shot and killed while attempting to stop a drunk man from beating his wife in Coulson, Montana. The man had been kicked out of a saloon for being drunk and disorderly. He went to his home, retrieved his Winchester rifle, and returned to the saloon to threaten the bartender. Deputy Taylor was in Coulson and witnessed the incident. The man then ran back into his home and began to threaten his own wife. Deputy Taylor entered the home in an attempt to stop the man from assaulting his wife. As he grabbed the man's gun it discharged and struck him in the upper leg. He was taken to a local hospital where he succumbed to his wounds four days later. The man was apprehended and convicted of Deputy Taylor's murder but was pardoned eight years later. Deputy Taylor was a Union Army veteran who had served under General George Custer. He had served with the Custer County Sheriff's Office for eight months and also served as a deputy marshal with the United States Marshals Service.
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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 Taylor served with the Custer County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Miles City 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
Henry M. "Muggins" Taylor served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Deputy Sheriff Henry M. "Muggins" Taylor is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 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 11.3 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Custer County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 3 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Henry M. "Muggins" Taylor's cause is highlighted.
How Henry M. "Muggins" Taylor Compares
Offender Outcome
Pardoned
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Henry M. "Muggins" Taylor is highlighted in Oct.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Henry M. "Muggins" Taylor was killed by rifle; winchester.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
2 officers from Custer County Sheriff's Office are honored on badge.nw.
