Marshal Hansen was called to the Pete Olson ranch on June 20, 1912, to investigate a ransom note for $1500. He immediately called Sheriff Ward of Uinta County who started to Cokeville in an auto. While waiting for Sheriff Ward to arrive, Marshal Hansen noticed a man sneaking towards the house. The fellow responded to the Marshal’s command to halt with a shot that unsaddled him and resulted in his death on June 21, 1912.

On approximately March 18, 1915, Deputy Harris died of multiple gunshot wounds he had received six days earlier. Deputy Harris received his wounds while attempting to apprehend Rafugta Angel. Angel earlier had robbed the Fountain Saloon. Angel was shot and wounded by other deputies at the scene. Later Angel had to be secretly removed from the local jail because of a lynch mob that came after him.

On June 13, 1914, Undersheriff Veach, and a deputy sheriff from Basin, were trying to arrest a suspect for horse theft at a livery stable in Sheridan when a gun battle developed. Undersheriff Veach was shot and killed, the deputy from Basin was wounded, and the suspect was wounded. The suspect died several days later. At an inquest, it was determined that the bullet that killed Undersheriff Veach was accidently fired by the deputy from Basin.

Sheriff Roach was killed on May 1, 1916, 18 miles southeast of Granite Canyon, Wyoming, while pursuing horse thieves. Sheriff Roach had been called to the area by a local rancher who had reported the theft of three horses. Sheriff Roach, along with a posse, went by automobile to the Webster Ranch, where he was killed by Clyde Pearson. It was said that Roach was game to his last breath and went down fighting in a desperate attempt to uphold the law.