Special Deputy Marshal

A. W. Johnson

Felonious
End of Watch October 21, 1896
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Gender Male

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

Agency

Type Federal Agency
Location Washington, DC
Platform Identity usms.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 21, 1896
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

A. is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1896, 59 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 129th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

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When

October holds 7.9% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Wednesdays: 12.9%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was gun, in 22.8% of these deaths.

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His people

United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service has at least 120 officers remembered here, A. among them.

Across the years

Special Deputy Marshal A. W. Johnson

United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service · End of Watch October 21, 1896

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 7-E

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