Roll of Honor
Incident
Guard James Johnson was accidentally shot and killed when his double-barreled shotgun discharged as he climbed into a wagon.
Guard Johnson was supervising the county chaingang that was working on the Houston Road, approximately 13 miles from the city, when the accident occurred. He was climbing into the wagon when the shotgun's trigger got caught in the spokes of the wagon's front wheel. The shotgun discharged and stuck him in the shoulder.
He succumbed to wound approximately one hour later shortly after a doctor arrived at the scene.
Guard Johnson was survived by his wife and one child.
Survivors
Guard Johnson was survived by his wife and one child.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Guard Johnson served with the Bibb County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Macon community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Guard Johnson.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Guard James Walter Johnson is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In GA, 263 of 903 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.9 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Bibb County Sheriff's Office, 5 of 12 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 41.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. James Walter Johnson's cause is highlighted.
How James Walter Johnson Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. James Walter Johnson is highlighted in Jun.
Incident Location
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