U.S. Lawmen

U.S. Lawmen are the local law enforcement bodies encountered across the United States in Red Dead Redemption 2. They operate through sheriff's offices in smaller settlements and counties, while Blackwater and Saint Denis use police departments. Sheriffs oversee local order, issue bounties and arrange hangings, with deputies carrying out their work. U.S. Marshals rank above the sheriffs, and the lawmen also have ties to the Bureau of Investigation and the United States Army.

The Van der Linde gang encounters lawmen throughout its travels when local authorities respond to crime or pursue suspects. Witnessed offences bring lawmen from the relevant town or district, and they also appear as hostile forces during missions. Their uniforms and authority vary by location, from rural deputies attached to a sheriff to the better organised police officers of Blackwater and Saint Denis.

Among the officials met in the story are Sheriff Curtis Malloy in Valentine, Sheriff Hanley and his successor Sheriff Vernon Farley in Strawberry, Sheriff Leigh Gray in Scarlett Meadows, and Deputy Archibald MacGregor. Sheriff Samuel Freeman serves Tumbleweed, Sheriff Jones serves Annesburg, and Sheriff Harmon Thomas later holds office in Rhodes. Chief Benjamin Lambert commands the Saint Denis Police Department, while Chief Oswald Dunbar leads the Blackwater Police Department.