Roll of Honor
Te'Juan Fontrese "T.J." Johnson
Incident
Detective Sergeant T.J. Johnson from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
Sergeant Johnson had served with the Charlestown Police Department for 13 years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Detective Sergeant Te'Juan Fontrese "T.J." Johnson died on December 2, 2020 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 47.
He is one of 884 officers honored here.
Beginning in early 2020, law enforcement officers across the country contracted COVID-19 in the course of their duties. While much of the nation sheltered at home, they kept answering calls, making arrests, transporting prisoners, and working face to face with the public. There was no distance to be had from the job.
Corrections officers were hit hardest. Confined facilities and large populations meant constant, close, unavoidable exposure.
Survivors
He is survived by three children, fiancée, mother, father, and five siblings.
In Our Keeping
- Permanent identifier
BO-US-IN-CB53EC84- Stewardship
- Maintained by NeuraWeb Global Inc.
- Added to badge.nw
- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
Honored here by 1 sentinel - 1 tribute.
Are you family? This record can be claimed and maintained by those who knew Te'Juan. Claim this record.
This page is permanent and free. No fee to view it, no advertising, no tracking, and no account required. It will not be taken down.
Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Detective Sergeant Johnson gave the Charlestown Police Department 13 years.
Thank you for your service to the Charlestown community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Sergeant Johnson.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Detective Sergeant Te'Juan Fontrese "T.J." Johnson is one of 2,974 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.1% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In IN, 13 of 503 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 2.6% of this state's fallen. That is 6.5 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.
At Charlestown Police Department, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Te'Juan Fontrese "T.J." Johnson's cause is highlighted.
How Te'Juan Fontrese "T.J." Johnson Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Te'Juan Fontrese "T.J." Johnson is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
2 officers from Charlestown Police Department are honored on badge.nw.
