Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Calvin Tromell Johnson
Age : 30
Gender : Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/28/2023
Location : Jackson Street Bridge over Bayou Lafourche
City : Thibodaux
County : Lafourche
State : Louisiana
Agency : Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office, Louisiana State Police
Officer(s) :Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash after being chased for broken headlight
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On the evening of 03/01/2023, law enforcement officers engaged in pursuit of a vehicle in Thibodaux, Louisiana. Police said the driver, identified as 30-year-old Calvin Johnson, exited the moving vehicle on the Jackson Street Bridge over Bayou Lafourche and entered the water below as officers attempted to stop the car. Officers did not discharge their weapons; Johnson jumped from the bridge into Bayou Lafourche in an apparent effort to evade law enforcement. Emergency responders recovered Johnson’s body from the water. He was pronounced deceased. The exact cause of death was drowning following the jump from the bridge. No law enforcement agency reported that they used force in causing Johnson’s death.
