Investigative Report - OIPM2025-0009
postedThe Office of the Independent Police Monitor (OIPM) of the City of Madison today publicly releases its investigative findings in the in-custody death of Richard Lee Johnson, a 32-year-old Black man who died on December 31, 2024, one day after going into cardiac arrest during his arrest by Madison Police Department officers.
This investigation was opened following a complaint filed by Gloria Johnson, Richard's mother. This report is issued by Aeiramique Glass, Interim Independent Police Monitor. The findings and recommendations in this report are solely those of this Office and are independent of MPD's Professional Standards and Internal Affairs division (PSIA), Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI), the Dane County Medical Examiner, and the Dane County District Attorney.
Investigative Report - OIPM Case Number_ OIPM2025-0009.pdf
Interim Independent Monitor Glass will hold a press conference today.
Location: City-County Building, 210 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Madison, WI
Date: Monday June 15th, 2026
Time: 12:00 pm
OIPM Press Release for Johnson Case.pdf
Questions can be sent to IPM Glass at aglass@cityofmadison.com
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