Detective Sergeant Te'Juan Fontrese 'T.J.' Johnson – Charlestown Police Department

Detective Sergeant

Te'Juan Fontrese 'T.J.' Johnson

Charlestown Police Department

Wednesday, December 2, 2020

Age: 47

Served: 13 years

Badge #: 562

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Incident Details

Cause of Death: Duty-related illness
Date/Time of Incident: Wednesday, November 11, 2020
Incident to Death Duration: 21 days
Incident Location: 703 Main Street, Charlestown
Incident County: Clark
Incident Township: Charlestown
Weapon Used: None
Suspect Disposition: None
Burial Place: Crown Hill Cemetery, New Washington

Detective Sergeant Te'Juan Johnson died from complications after contracting coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) during an ongoing global pandemic.

After becoming infected three weeks earlier while on duty, he was hospitalized for more than a week at Clark Memorial Hospital in Jeffersonville where he passed away.

Detective Sergeant Johnson was survived by his fiancée, Bobbie Jo Gilbert; children, Katelyn Bowman, Trent and Avery Gilbert, and Jaden Johnson; mother, Carolyn (Dennis) Johnson; father, Rev. Fred (Zelma) Johnson; sisters, Nicole (Riley) Fitzpatrick and Nikolla (Shawn) Dalton; and brothers, David Jones, Rodney (Keisha) Johnson and Jayme (McKenzie) Johnson.

Historical Notes

• Detective Sergeant Johnson is the fifth of five Indiana line of duty deaths in 2020.
• He is the third line of duty death of the Charlestown Police Department.
• His line of duty death is the 13th that has originated from Clark County.

As of January 10, 2026, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused 1,237,779 deaths in the United States and 28,271 deaths in Indiana. From November 2020 through January 2021, the deadliest wave was responsible for 7,140 deaths with the highest occurring in December 2020 when 3,038 died statewide, at the same time two vaccines first became available to the general public. The pandemic has caused 885 known law enforcement officer deaths in the United States.

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Incident Details

• Detective Sergeant Johnson is the fifth of five Indiana line of duty deaths in 2020.• He is the third line of duty death of the Charlestown Police Department.• His line of duty death is the 13th that has originated from Clark County.

• Detective Sergeant Johnson is the fifth of five Indiana line of duty deaths in 2020.
• He is the third line of duty death of the Charlestown Police Department.
• His line of duty death is the 13th that has originated from Clark County.