Incident
Undersheriff Monty Johnson was killed in a vehicle crash on Highway 18 north of the Cimarron Turnpike at 7:00 am.
Another vehicle crossed the center line and struck Undersheriff Johnson's patrol car head-on.
Undersheriff Johnson is survived by his wife and children.
Survivors
Undersheriff Johnson is survived by his wife and children.
In Our Keeping
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Undersheriff Johnson gave the Pawnee County Sheriff's Office 15 years.
Thank you for your service to the Pawnee community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Undersheriff Johnson.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Undersheriff Monty Thomas 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 OK, 135 of 582 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 23.2% of this state's fallen. That is 7.8 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Pawnee County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 6 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Monty Thomas Johnson's cause is highlighted.
How Monty Thomas Johnson Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Monty Thomas Johnson is highlighted in Feb.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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