In memory of
Creed John Johnson
1952
- Their country
- United States of America
- Killed that day
- October 31, 1952, aged 61
Their life
Deputy Johnson was shot and killed while he and the sheriff attempted to serve commitment papers on a man. After they received threats from the man Deputy Johnson attempted to throw a tear gas canister through a window but was shot in the abdomen with a 12-gauge shotgun by the suspect.
The 47-year-old suspect was adjudged insane and sent to an insane asylum.
Deputy Johnson had been in law enforcement for three years and was survived by his wife, five sisters, and two brothers.
Survived by
Deputy Johnson had been in law enforcement for three years and was survived by his wife, five sisters, and two brothers.
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