Aubrey Fred Johnson
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Master Detective

Aubrey Fred Johnson

Citrus County Sheriff's Office — Inverness, FL
Accident Veteran
End of Watch February 11, 1997
Age 61
Tour of Duty 16 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Master Detective Aubrey Johnson was killed in an automobile crash on County Road 491 and W Educational Path in Lecanto. His vehicle struck another car and then a utility pole. Detective Johnson was a United States Navy veteran and had served with the Citrus County Sheriff's Office for 16 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, two sons, four daughters, his mother, and 10 grandchildren.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Master Detective Johnson gave the Citrus County Sheriff's Office 16 years.
Thank you for your service to the Inverness community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Location Inverness, FL
Platform Identity ccso.citrus.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 11, 1997
Tour of Duty 16 yrs
Age 61
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Aubrey Fred Johnson served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Master Detective Aubrey Fred 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 FL, 313 of 1,008 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.1% of this state's fallen. That is 0.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Citrus County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Citrus County Sheriff's Office
2
of 4 officers
50% Accident
FL — Statewide
313
of 1,008 officers
31.1% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Aubrey Fred Johnson'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 Aubrey Fred Johnson Compares

Age at End of Watch
61
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
16
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Aubrey Fred Johnson is highlighted in Feb.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location