U.S. Lawmen are one type of Law Enforcement Factions found across the Red Dead series, featured in Red Dead Revolver, Red Dead Redemption, Red Dead Redemption 2, and Red Dead Online.
Overview[]
Red Dead Redemption[]
Lawmen will usually go after Marston if he is seen committing a crime by law enforcement officers or witnesses. If Marston kills a lawman, his Bounty will increase and he will lose 100 honor. The bounty will go up $50 for every lawman killed. The 100 lost honor points is double the normal 50 for killing a civilian. This could be to discourage players from killing lawmen carelessly (or a faster way to lose honor, alternatively). If Marston is wearing the Bureau Uniform, U.S. Lawmen will not pursue him if he commits crimes. They will appear in multiplayer free roam sessions if the player commits a crime. Unlike singleplayer though, there are no witnesses to crimes. Instead, the law will just come after you.
There is no bounty limit in Multiplayer.
It is also noted that under the category of crimes in multiplayer, the player can assume that the Mexican Army is considered the law enforcement of Mexico as there is no category for them and they are collectively included with the US Marshals and lawmen under the category "counts of murder of Law officer".
The U.S. Lawmen can also be chosen as characters in multiplayer along with their Mexican Law counterparts, known as the "Federales.”
Red Dead Redemption 2[]
Lawmen are typically the most commonly encountered form of law enforcement in Red Dead Redemption 2. Lawmen will be dispatched to pursue the player if they have been witnessed committing a crime. Depending on the player's location, lawmen from different sheriff's offices or police departments will chase them. Lawmen are commonly encountered in missions as well, serving as an antagonistic faction. Killing lawmen (outside of missions) will result in a loss of honor.
In Red Dead Redemption 2, lawmen are typically members of a sheriff’s office, led by deputies, and from there, sheriffs. Outranking the sheriffs are the U.S. Marshals. Sheriff have the duty to maintain the law in the local area, assigning bounties and hanging criminals. In larger towns, such as Blackwater and Saint Denis, there are police departments instead of sheriff’s offices. Police departments are often more organized and more funded, led by chiefs, with police officers being their subordinates.
Notable Members[]
Red Dead Revolver[]
- Sheriff Bartlett - Sheriff of Brimstone
- Sheriff O'Grady - Sheriff of Widow's Patch
Red Dead Redemption[]
- Alden Pearce
- Alden Renshaw
- Benton Manning
- Blake Kingston
- Buford Ackley
- Claude Banfield
- Clay Brannon
- Dell Hopkins
- Duke Grayson
- Elton Woolsey
- Hank Bellamy
- Hugh Leathers
- Isaac Larch
- Jessie Hargrove
- Lee Brennand
- Macy Wayman
- Mel Thaxton
- Monroe Carver
- Nash Stringer
- Rigby Daniels
- Shelton Cole
- Vern Timmons
- Waylon Myles
- Wesley Hubbard
Red Dead Redemption 2[]
- Sheriff Curtis Malloy - Sheriff of Valentine
- Sheriff Jones - Sheriff of Annesburg
- Sheriff Hanley - Sheriff of Strawberry
- Sheriff Vernon Farley - Sheriff of Strawberry, replacing Hanley
- Sheriff Samuel Freeman - Sheriff of Tumbleweed
- Sheriff Leigh Gray - Sheriff of Scarlett Meadows
- Deputy Archibald MacGregor - Deputy lawman of Scarlett Meadows
- Sheriff Harmon Thomas - Elected sheriff of Rhodes, replacing Leigh Gray
- Chief of Police Benjamin Lambert - Chief of Saint Denis Police Department
- Chief Oswald Dunbar - Chief of the Blackwater Police Department
Trivia[]
- U.S. Lawmen wear two types of badges depending on what position they hold. The first is in the shape of a silver star with five branches and has the word "posse" written on it, indicating that the wearer is a deputy. The other is in the shape of a gold star with six branches and the word "sheriff" on it, indicating that the wearer is a sheriff.