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James L. Johnson
Type of Officer: Sheriff
Jurisdiction: County
County: Sheridan
Type of Crime: None
Type of Death: Gunshot
Death Date: 10/26/2006
Year Added: 2007
Circumstances of death:
On October 26, 2006, Sheridan County Sheriff James L. "Jimmy" Johnson called a
local citizen into his office to discuss some activities and behavior the man
had been displaying since the death of his father at the hands of a drunk
driver. Sheriff Johnson convinced the man to commit himself to a mental health
facility to get help, but when asked to take off his jacket, the man pulled out
a handgun and shot Sheriff Johnson multiple times. A deputy in the office
responded and shot and killed the assailant. Sheriff Johnson was taken to the
Sheridan County Hospital and pronounced dead en route to Colby Municipal
Airport, where he was to be flown to Wichita for treatment. James Johnson
was first elected Sheriff of Sheridan County in 1988. He was 54-years-old at the
time of his death. Sheriff Johnson is survived by his wife, Linda, and six adult
children.
John W. Johnson
Type of Officer: US Corrections Officer
Jurisdiction: Leavenworth Penitentiary
County: Leavenworth
Death Date: 11/29/1974
Added to Memorial: 2006
Circumstances of Death:
Corrections Officer John W. Johnson was fatally stabbed by an inmate on
September 29, 1974 while working on the third tier of “B” cellhouse at the
United States Penitentiary at Leavenworth. While locking down the cellhouse for
the night inmate Willie Adams struck Officer Johnson with a large piece of strap
steel, knocking him to the ground. When another officer came to his aid, inmate
Adams, also known as “Gypsy” Adams stabbed the second officer. The inmate then
stabbed Officer Johnson 117 times. Inmate Adams committed suicide almost a year
later while awaiting sentencing in the case. Officer Johnson was 24 years old at
the time of his death and had worked at the penitentiary for eight months. He
was survived by his wife Debbie, and a daughter.
Alfred F. Jacka
Type of Officer: Undersheriff
Jurisdiction: Barton County
County: Barton
Death Date: 11/28/1950
Added to Memorial: 1987
Circumstances of Death:
Undersheriff Jacka, who had recently been elected sheriff, was searching for two
farmers reported overdue at their homes. Driving west of Great Bend, he
discovered the two men, electrocuted by electrical wires which had been shot
down by vandals. As Jacka approached the bodies in the dark, he brushed a wire
and was also electrocuted.
Archie K. Jacobs
Type of Officer: Deputy Sheriff
Jurisdiction: Morton County
County: Morton
Death Date: 11/26/1976
Added to Memorial: 1987
Circumstances of Death:
On patrol in a zero visibility blizzard, Jacobs' car and another vehicle
collided at a rural intersection. Jacobs had been on the force for two years and
was only twenty-two years old when he died.
Jimmie Jacobs
Type of Officer: Kansas Highway Patrol
Jurisdiction: El Dorado
County: Butler
Death Date: 10/6/1959
Added to Memorial: 1987
Circumstances of Death:
Trooper Jacobs was on an emergency blood plasma run when he was killed in an
auto accident on a county road south of El Dorado.
Steve A. Jenkins
Type of Officer: Police Officer
Jurisdiction: Augusta
County: Butler
Death Date: 4/25/1924
Added to Memorial: 1987
Circumstances of Death:
While on patrol on August 18, 1924, Officer Jenkins noticed a man hiding inside
the Augusta Standard Oil service station. Jenkins ordered him to come out. The
suspected burglar came out shooting, hitting Officer Jenkins four times. Jenkins
was able to return the fire, instantly killing burglar Harry Parsons. Officer
Jenkins died of his wounds seven days later.
Roy V. Johnson
Type of Officer: Sheriff Detective
Jurisdiction: Sedgwick County
County: Sedgwick
Death Date: 10/31/1974
Added to Memorial: 1987
Circumstances of Death:
In an attempt to escape, a county prisoner seized a police officer's gun. During
the ensuing scuffle, the officer was shot and the prisoner continued his escape.
Detective Johnson and another officer responded to the shooting and attempted to
rescue the wounded officer and capture the prisoner. In the attempt, both
Johnson and the other officer were shot. Another officer responding was also
shot by the prisoner. Detective Johnson was dead on arrival at the hospital.
Detective Johnson was awarded the department's Medal of Honor.
Wilson "Alex" C. Johnson, Jr.
Type of Officer: Police Officer
Jurisdiction: Junction City
County: Geary
Death Date: 12/3/2001
Added to Memorial: 2002
Circumstances of Death:
At 4:30 a.m. on December 3, 2001, Officer Wilson C. A. Johnson, Jr. received a
fatal gunshot wound while assisting a domestic battery victim to recover her two
children who were being held in a Junction City apartment building. The domestic
battery suspect shot Officer Johnson during a confrontation in the apartment.
Officer Johnson died at the scene. After shooting Officer Johnson, the suspect
attempted to leave the building but another Junction City police officer
thwarted his escape. The suspect retreated to the apartment where he took his
own life. The two children, ages one and three, were unharmed. Officer Johnson
served the Junction City Police Department for eighteen years as a patrolman and
detective. He joined the department after a twenty-year Army career that
included two tours of duty in Vietnam and tours of duty in Korea and Germany. He
was a member of the Fraternal Order of Police, the Junction City Police Officers
Association, and the Kansas Peace Officers Association. Officer Johnson was
fifty-six years old at the time of his death. He is survived by his wife Hermine
Linda Johnson and two stepsons, David and Michael Quintenar.
Oliver P. Jones
Type of Officer: City Marshal
Jurisdiction: Enterprise
County: Dickinson
Death Date: 3/29/1962
Added to Memorial: 1988
Circumstances of Death:
Marshal Jones, as was his usual daily practice, parked his patrol car on First
Street to monitor the heavy traffic of sand trucks from a nearby quarry. One of
the trucks failed to negotiate the corner and struck the patrol car. Jones was
knocked to the ground and run over.
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