Atlanta Police Department, Georgia
End of Watch: Saturday, December 21, 1991
Age: 32
Tour of Duty: 3 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: December 21, 1991
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Life without parole
Officer Johantgen was shot and killed as he was frisking a suspect on Henry Thomas Drive.
Another man hit Officer Johantgen in the back of the head from behind, then shot him in the back of the head as he lay on the ground. The man who attacked him was upset that Officer Johantgen had arrested a man for drugs in the suspect's home and that he was searching three of the suspect's friends.
The suspect was sentenced to death in 1993. In 2017, the suspect agreed to life in prison without parole after an appeals judge threw out the death sentence.
Officer Johantgen was a United States Marine Corps veteran and served with the Atlanta Police Department for three years. He is survived by his wife and two sons.