Roll of Honor
Incident
Constable George Johnson suffered a fatal heart attack while attempting to break up a fight at a farm five miles southwest of Water Valley.
A dance was being held at the farm when several boys began to fight. Constable Johnson was attempting to separate the boys when he suddenly collapsed.
Constable Johnson was the constable of Beat 3.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and nine children.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Constable Johnson served with the Yalobusha County Constable's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Water Valley community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Johnson.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Constable George R. Johnson is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In MS, 9 of 349 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 2.6% of this state's fallen. That is 1.4 percentage points below the national rate of 4%.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. George R. Johnson's cause is highlighted.
How George R. Johnson Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. George R. Johnson is highlighted in May.