Roll of Honor
Incident
Location: Florida Weapon: Shotgun Offender: Charged with murder
Deputy Collector Elisha Johnson was shot and killed while searching for a still approximately 10 miles from Fernandina, Florida.
A suspect was arrested and charged with murder approximately two months later.
Deputy Collector Johnson was a Confederate Army veteran of the Civil War. At the time of his murder, he was also a sitting state Senator in the Florida Legislature.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and father and is buried at Bosque Bello Cemetery in Fernandina Beach, Florida.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Deputy Collector Johnson served with the United States Department of the Treasury.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Elisha Graham Johnson served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.
Deputy Collector Elisha Graham Johnson is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.
In DC, 754 of 1,419 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.1% of this state's fallen. That is 53.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At United States Department of the Treasury - Office of Internal Revenue, 25 of 27 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 92.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Elisha Graham Johnson's cause is highlighted.
How Elisha Graham Johnson Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Elisha Graham Johnson is highlighted in Jul.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Elisha Graham Johnson was killed by shotgun.
Incident Location
Military Service
Elisha Graham Johnson served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.
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