Sanpete County Sheriff's Office History

Sanpete County Sheriff's Office
160 N Main
Manti, Utah 84642
(435) 835-2191
Sheriff Kevin G. Holman

This page will be used to try and present
a little history. Past Sheriffs, stories told and
other tid bits. Again this is a joint effort and as
items become available they will be posted.
If any one knows of something they think should be
on this page please e-mail the webmaster with
details.

James C. Burns First Sheriff Sanpete County
Killed in a gun fight with sheep rustlers
on Reeder Ridge Sept. 26th 1894

The men who killed Sheriff Burns

James "Milt" Burns
Sheriff Sanpete County
1914 - 1920
Killed in the line of Duty
while serving as Marshall of Castle Gate
June 16th 1925

Hyrum Beebe

Bebee was one of our more desperate bad guys. He was arrested by the Sanpete County Sheriff and posse in 1945 for shooting down and killing Mount Pleasant City Marshal Lon Larsen. Beebe was convicted and sent to Utah State Prison where he served until his Death. Bebee was known as fanatic and antisocial in the central Utah communities where he lived. Some believe that his true identity was Harry Longbaugh, the famous train and bankrobber also known as the Sundance Kid. This identity has never been proven and Longbaugh's family denies the possibility. Bebee was extremely fast and deadly with the pistols he always carried, and sort of looked like an older version of the Sundance Kid.

On to something slightly more modern

Sgt. Ross Nordell
atop one of the most reliable modes of
transportation available to us.