Timothy J. Guyer
Deputy Sheriff

Timothy J. Guyer

Cardiac
End of Watch August 1, 2023
Age 49
Tour of Duty 8 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Tim Guyer suffered a heart attack after completing mandatory physical training at the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy at 5402 Sugar Grove Road in Plainfield.

Deputy Guyer returned to his dormitory room to clean up after physical training. At 7:30 am, he was found unresponsive in his room when he did not report for breakfast. Despite life-saving measures, he was unable to be revived.

Deputy Guyer had served with the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office for eight months.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and four children.

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Guyer served with the Johnson County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Franklin community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Guyer.

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

Agency

Location Franklin, IN
Platform Identity jcso.johnson.in.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 1, 2023
Tour of Duty 8 mo
Age 49
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Deputy Sheriff Timothy J. Guyer 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 IN, 24 of 503 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 4.8% of this state's fallen. That is 0.8 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.

At Johnson County Sheriff's Dept., 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.

Johnson County Sheriff's Dept.
1
of 3 officers
33.3% Cardiac
IN — Statewide
24
of 503 officers
4.8% Cardiac
Nationwide
1,306
of 32,508 officers
4% Cardiac

National Cause Distribution

How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Timothy J. Guyer's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Timothy J. Guyer Compares

Age at End of Watch
49
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years
Years of Service
0.7
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 15.6 years

When Cardiac Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Timothy J. Guyer is highlighted in Aug.

Jan
124
Feb
105
Mar
99
Apr
116
May
115
Jun
95
Jul
94
Aug
104
Sep
109
Oct
121
Nov
113
Dec
111

Incident Location

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