Roll of Honor
A. W. Johnson
Incident
Special Marshal Johnson was shot and killed when he and another deputy marshal went to a home in Chickasaw Nation, Oklahoma, to serve an arrest warrant. Special Marshal Johnson was going towards the front of the house as the other deputy marshal went to the rear of the house. The second marshal heard a shot and found Special Marshal Johnson's body in the front of the yard. The suspect wanted in the original warrant was arrested and charged with Special Marshal Johnson's murder.
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Special Deputy Marshal Johnson served with the United States Department of Justice.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Special Deputy Marshal A. W. Johnson is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In DC, 754 of 1,419 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.1 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
At United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, 251 of 313 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 80.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. A. W. Johnson's cause is highlighted.
How A. W. Johnson Compares
Offender Outcome
Charged with murder
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. A. W. Johnson is highlighted in Oct.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. A. W. Johnson was killed by gun; unknown type.
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