Robert Cleveland Johnson

Rapides Parish Sheriff's Dept. — Alexandria, LA

Cardiac

End of Watch May 31, 2016

Age 43

Tour of Duty 21 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 6

Incident

Corporal Robert Johnson suffered a fatal heart attack after responding to a domestic disturbance call that was reported to involve a male subject holding his wife and gunpoint.

He and other officers performed an emergency response to the home on Rodney Lewis Road. Upon arriving at the location they cleared the house in search of the armed subject. It was later determined that the man and victim had both left prior to the deputies' arrival.

The following evening Corporal Johnson collapsed while loading his patrol car outside in the sheriff's office parking lot. He was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Corporal Johnson had served with the Rapides Parish Sheriff's Office for 21 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and three daughters.

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Tributes

21 years. You could have gone home.
Corporal Johnson gave the Rapides Parish Sheriff's Office 21 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Alexandria community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corporal Johnson.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Rapides Parish Sheriff's Dept.

Location Alexandria, LA

Platform Identity rpso.rapides.la.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 31, 2016

Tour of Duty 21 yrs

Age 43

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Cause Detail Heart attack

Corporal Robert Cleveland 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 LA, 21 of 595 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 3.5% of this state's fallen.

At Rapides Parish Sheriff's Dept., 1 of 7 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 14.3% of this agency's fallen.

Rapides Parish Sheriff's Dept.

of 7 officers

14.3% Cardiac

LA — Statewide

of 595 officers

3.5% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac