Sergeant Patrick Scott Johnson - Alaska State Troopers - True Life Hero

Patrick Scott Johnson ("Scott")
- May. 01, 2014 -

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Alaska State Police Dept. Patch

Resided:	AK, USA
Born:	Unk
Fallen:	May. 01, 2014
Race/Sex:	Caucasian Male / 44 yrs. of age
	Agency
Dept:	Alaska State Troopers 5700 East Tudor Road Anchorage, AK 99507 USA (907)269-5511
County:	Anchorage Municipality
Dept. Type:	State/Police
Hero's Rank:	Sergeant
Sworn Date:	Unk
FBI Class:	Homicide - Gun
Weapon Class:	Firearm
Agency URL:	Click Here
Badge:	144
On The Job:	23 years
Duties:	Fairbanks Rural Service Unit

Bio: Sergeant Johnson had previously served with the North Slope Borough Police Department for three years.

Johnson had appeared on �Alaska State Troopers,� a show on the National Geographic channel that followed the law enforcement officers around the massive, remote state.

Johnson was born in Fairbanks and grew up in the Alaska community of Tok. He was a veteran trooper who joined the force in 1993.

He spent his career in Fairbanks and worked a variety of roles, including patrol trooper, field training officer and as a canine officer, instructor and canine unit supervisor.

The husband and father of three daughters also had worked as a supervisor of a Fairbanks-area narcotics team.

Survived by:

Wife
& three daughters, parents, and siblings.

Fatal Incident Summary

Offender:	Arvin Kangas :: Caucasian / Male - 58 years old charged with fourth degree assault and driving with a license revoked
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Offender:	Nathaniel Lee Kangas :: Caucasian / Male - 19 years old arrested for the murder of Johnson and Rich

Location:	Tanana, AK USA Thu. May. 01, 2014
Summary:	Sergeant Scott Johnson and Trooper Gabriel Rich were shot and killed while investigating reports that a person had brandished a firearm in the village of Tanana the night before(wed.) According to reports from several residents, local man Arvin Kangas became irate when he wasn�t paid $150 for a couch. He allegedly tried to remove the couch from the buyer's home and made threats to some of the villagers, which one resident took seriously enough to call Tanana's village public safety officer. On Thursday, village public safety officer Mark Haglin called for backup from the troopers in Fairbanks, 130 miles east of Tanana. VPSOs are unarmed peace officers. The troopers who responded to Haglin's call tried to arrest Kangas, several residents reported. Both troopers had gone to the home on Front Street to speak to the suspect. At some point during the investigation both troopers were fatally shot. According to a member of the Tanana city council, who said he heard the information from law enforcement officers, Kangas'� son emerged from their First Avenue home and allegedly shot and killed the two troopers. Someone was able to detain the younger man, but the elder Kangas wandered off with an assault rifle and ended up in a home a block away on Eamole Street. Eventually, both suspects were taken into custody without incident.
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Related:	Gabriel Lenox Rich

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