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Te'Juan Fontrese Johnson
Incident
Detective Sergeant T.J. Johnson from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
Sergeant Johnson had served with the Charlestown Police Department for 13 years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Detective Sergeant Te'Juan Fontrese Johnson died on December 2, 2020 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 47.
He is one of 885 officers honored here.
Beginning in early 2020, law enforcement officers across the country contracted COVID-19 in the course of their duties. While much of the nation sheltered at home, they kept answering calls, making arrests, transporting prisoners, and working face to face with the public. There was no distance to be had from the job.
Corrections officers were hit hardest. Confined facilities and large populations meant constant, close, unavoidable exposure.
Survivors
He is survived by three children, fiancée, mother, father, and five siblings.
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Detective Sergeant Johnson gave the Charlestown Police Department 13 years.
Thank you for your service to the Charlestown community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Sergeant Johnson.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Illness
Charlestown Police Department has lost 3 officers; 1 of them lost to illness.
Te'Juan is one of 13 officers lost to illness in IN, 2.6% of the 503 remembered there.
Te'Juan is one of 2,028 officers lost to illness in the United States, 7.4% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Te'Juan is one of 2,979 officers lost to illness worldwide, 8.7% of the 34,103 remembered here.
34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 2020, 2 officers in IN were lost to illness, the 2nd heaviest of 8 years on record. The heaviest was 2021, with 5.
In 2020, 346 officers in the United States were lost to illness, the 2nd heaviest of 108 years on record. The heaviest was 2021, with 564.
In 2020, 347 officers worldwide were lost to illness, the 2nd heaviest of 197 years on record. The heaviest was 2021, with 566.
Who
Te'Juan was 47. Of the 13 lost to illness in IN whose age is recorded, half were between 40 and 56; the middle age was 51. Te'Juan had served 13 years; the middle length of service was 11 years.
Te'Juan was 47. Of the 1,996 lost to illness in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 42 and 58; the middle age was 51. Te'Juan had served 13 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
Te'Juan was 47. Of the 2,916 lost to illness worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 39 and 56; the middle age was 49. Te'Juan had served 13 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
When
December holds 15.4% of these deaths in IN; June holds the most, 23.1%. Wednesdays: 15.4%.
December holds 9.6% of these deaths in the United States; October holds the most, 14.9%. Wednesdays: 14%.
December holds 9.6% of these deaths worldwide; October holds the most, 12.6%. Wednesdays: 13.6%.
How
Illness deaths account for 33.3% of all 3 deaths at Charlestown Police Department, the most common cause.
Illness deaths account for 2.6% of all 503 deaths in IN, the 4th most common cause.
Illness deaths account for 7.4% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the 3rd most common cause.
Illness deaths account for 8.7% of all 34,103 deaths worldwide, the 3rd most common cause.
His people
Charlestown Police Department has 3 officers remembered here, Te'Juan among them.
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 31-E
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.
Also Remembered
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial — requiem.nw →
Others Who Wore This Badge
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