Rodney Joseph Johnson was a 40-year-old Houston Police Department officer who was killed on September 21, 2006, while on duty. Johnson, born October 24, 1965, had served 12 years with the department and had previously been a military policeman in the U.S. Army and a corrections officer with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. He was conducting a traffic stop near William P. Hobby Airport when he pulled over a speeding white Ford pickup and arrested the driver, later identified as Juan Leonardo Quintero, for not having a driver’s license.

Johnson nevertheless pushed an emergency button before being rushed to Ben Taub Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Officers found Quintero still in the backseat, handcuffed with the gun, and he was taken into custody shortly after.

Johnson’s funeral drew more than 4,000 attendees. He was survived by his wife, Joslyn Johnson, a Houston Police Sergeant, and their three daughters and two sons. If anyone remembers seeing the white Ford pickup or has additional information about the stop that day, please share what is known.