Jeff Johnson, star of ‘The Tiger King,’ death is shocking

Jeff Johnson, who starred in the Netflix docuseries “Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem, and Madness,” has died. He was 58.

Jeff Johnson made a brief cameo on the show, but it was noteworthy. “Carole’s lawyers are ruthless and they go after everybody connected,” Johnson said in Season 1 Episode 4 about the hostility between Joe Exotic and Carole Baskin. As a result, everyone who was involved was dragged into court.”

According to the Oklahoma City Police Department, Johnson died in an supposedly suicide during an argument with his wife, Charity.

Tiger King Star Jeff Johnson Suicide Shocks the world

In the fourth episode of the Netflix Tiger King series, the reptile trader was interviewed.

According to latest news reports, authorities were called to Johnson’s residence after 10 p.m. on Sept. 8 for an attempted suicide, according to the police report.

Charity informed police that her husband killed himself in front of her in the garage during a heated disagreement. Media reports that their two children, ages 4 and 5, were present at the time of the incident.

Johnson was rushed to the hospital to be treated for his injuries.

The Tiger King family has had a rough few months. Erik Cowie, a zookeeper featured in the Netflix series, died on September 3 just days before Johnson. According to the New York Medical Examiner, acute and chronic alcohol addiction was the cause of Cowie’s death. He was 52 years old at the time.