A 37-year-old in-home babysitter in Prairieville, Louisiana, is arrested after a 3-year-old drowns in a backyard pool, according to reports. The New York Post and The Independent both identify the suspect as Joann Johnson. The drowning happened at Johnson’s in-home daycare, where the child was present on May 18. Both outlets report that the child was not found for about 20 minutes after going missing. Following the incident, Johnson is arrested and charged with negligent homicide, the sources state. The reporting describes the case as involving the toddler’s death at the daycare location and notes the delay before the child was discovered. The Independent and New York Post do not provide additional details in the supplied excerpts about the circumstances leading up to the drowning or the investigation’s next steps. The case remains subject to the criminal process as the charge proceeds in court.
Louisiana babysitter arrested after 3-year-old drowns in pool at in-home daycare
A 37-year-old in-home babysitter in Prairieville, Louisiana, is arrested after a 3-year-old drowns in a backyard pool, according to reports. The New York Post and The Independent both identify the sus...
- A 3-year-old drowns in a pool at a Prairieville, Louisiana, in-home daycare.
- The suspect is identified as 37-year-old Joann Johnson.
- The incident occurred on May 18.
- Reports say the child was not found for about 20 minutes.
- Johnson is charged with one count of negligent homicide.
Joann Johnson, 37, was charged with one count of negligent homicide on Wednesday after the 3-year-old died in her in-home daycare in Prairieville on May 18.
2 months agoThe drowning occurred at 37-year-old Joann Johnson’s in-home daycare in Prairieville, Louisiana
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