Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Jack Allen was shot and mortally wounded while assisting the sheriff serve arrest warrants on two youths for larceny. The suspects opened fire from within a barn where they were cornered in neighboring Madison County, striking Deputy Allen in the head.
One of the suspects fled to Nevada where he was apprehended ten months later. He was returned to Madison County, convicted of second degree murder, and sentenced to 81 years in prison. He was pardoned by Governor Edwin L. Norris on February 1, 1910. The other suspect fled to Canada and was never apprehended.
Deputy Allen had been deputized by the sheriff to assist him with serving the warrants the same day he was killed.
“Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God." Matthew 5:9
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Special Deputy Sheriff Allen served with the Gallatin County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Bozeman community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Special Deputy Sheriff Jack Allen 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 Gallatin County Sheriff's Office, 4 of 5 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 80% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jack Allen's cause is highlighted.
How Jack Allen Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Jack Allen is highlighted in Jan.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Jack Allen was killed by shotgun.
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