And Why the Way It Happened Is Now Under Fire Imagine quitting your job one day, starting to collect a big retirement check the next, then getting right back into the same office with your full salary on top. Sounds like a sweet deal, right? That’s exactly what Shasta County Sheriff Michael Johnson did in early 2022 — and it’s all perfectly allowed under California law. But the how of it has former Supervisor Patrick Jones sounding alarms about secret shortcuts and broken rul

In a bombshell April 19, 2026, appearance on Jefferson State of Mine (KCNR Radio), former Shasta County Supervisor Patrick Jones dropped new details about the “double-dipping” arrangement involving Sheriff Michael Johnson that go well beyond what Shasta Unfiltered previously reported.

In a stunning disclosure that is already sending shockwaves through Shasta County, former Shasta County Supervisor Patrick Jones has revealed that Sheriff Michael Johnson quietly retired from CalPERS in 2022 — right in the middle of his re-election year — and began collecting a full pension while continuing to draw his entire county salary as an elected official. The arrangement allegedly has allowed Johnson to pocket approximately $445,000 per year in take-home pay.