Louisiana Babysitter Charged With Negligent Homicide In Toddler Pool Drowning
A Prairieville babysitter, Joann Johnson, 37, was arrested and charged with negligent homicide after a 3-year-old boy drowned in a backyard pool on May 18.[1]
Ascension Parish deputies say surveillance video shows the child struggling, then remaining unconscious in the water for about 20 minutes before being pulled out.[1] Deputies responded to a 3:50 p.m. 911 call, performed CPR, and the child was airlifted to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.[1]
Johnson ran an unlicensed home daycare at the residence, authorities said.[1] She turned herself in to deputies and was booked on a $100,000 bond; if convicted she faces a potential two- to ten-year prison term.[1]
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- On May 18, 2026, a 3-year-old boy fell into a backyard pool at a Prairieville, Louisiana home and later died.
- Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office says surveillance video shows the child struggling in the pool, then remaining unconscious in the water for about 20 minutes before being pulled out.
- Babysitter Joann Johnson, 37, who ran an unlicensed home daycare, was arrested and charged with negligent homicide and turned herself in on a $100,000 bond.
- Deputies responded to a 3:50 p.m. 911 call, performed CPR, and the child was airlifted to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.
- Authorities say Johnson faces a potential two- to ten-year prison sentence if convicted.
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