JSO Officer recounts brutal beating: ‘I was never going to give up’

It was a brutal beating that nearly killed her several months ago. “You know, they train us to never give up, to stay in the fight. And that’s what I was going to do, and I was never going to give up,” said Officer Jennifer Johnson. For the first time since Johnson was attacked while responding to a shoplifting call, she is opening up to News4JAX Anchor Joy Purdy -- speaking out about those life-changing moments, revealing the person she considers her “angel” for saving her life, and sharing the source of her incredible strength.