Executive Profile

Support Services Division Commander

Captain Ron Johnson

Captain Ron Johnson began his law enforcement career in 1983 with the Yuba County Sheriff’s Department.  He was promoted to the rank of Sergeant in 1988 and then to the rank of Lieutenant in 1992.  He was later promoted to Captain and currently is the Support Services Division Commander.

During the course of his career, Captain Johnson has served the Sheriff’s Department in many capacities.  He was a Patrol Deputy, Patrol Sergeant, Field Training Officer and Program Coordinator, Detective, and spent nearly ten years with the Department’s Special Tactical Team.  As a Lieutenant, he supervised the Communications Unit, Investigations Unit, Patrol Unit and served in both the Support Services and Jail Divisions.  He served as Operations Division Commander for over eight years and is on his second term in the Support Services Division.

Captain Johnson holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice Management from Union Institute and University and an Associate of Science Degree in Administration of Justice.  He is a 1999 graduate of the FBI National Academy.  He was named the Sheriff’s Department’s Officer of the Year in 1990.  He is the recipient of the Sheriff’s Department’s Bronze Medal of Merit and the California Peace Officer’s Association’s Award of Merit.  Captain Johnson has also been an instructor with the Criminal Justice Program at Yuba Community College.