Roll of Honor
Iver William Johanson
Incident
Constable Iver Johanson suffered a fatal heart attack while struggling with a suspect. He had witnessed the man flee the scene of a hit-and-run and attempted to arrest him for drunk driving.
During the ensuing struggle the suspect was gained control of Constable Johanson's blackjack and assaulted him with it. Another officer witnessed the struggle and took the suspect into custody.
Constable Johanson had served in law enforcement for 20 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and child.
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20 years. You could have gone home.
Constable Johanson gave the Fresno County Constable's Office 20 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Fresno community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Johanson.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Constable Iver William Johanson is one of 1 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In CA, 52 of 1,837 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 2.8% of this state's fallen. That is 2.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Iver William Johanson's cause is highlighted.
How Iver William Johanson Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Iver William Johanson is highlighted in Dec.
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