Lieutenant Charles E. Johnson

Charles E. Johnson

Lieutenant Charles Johnson succumbed to injuries he received in a fall at the police station at 318 W. 1st Street in Los Angeles.

While boxing in the assembly room around 7:00 a.m., he slipped on a spot of wet flooring, hitting his head on the concrete. He was transported to the California Hospital, where he passed away later that night.

Lieutenant Johnson was a United States Army Spanish-American War veteran and had served with the Los Angeles Police Department for 13 years. He was survived by his wife and two children.