Louisiana Babysitter Arrested in 3-Year-Old's Drowning After 20 Minutes Unsupervised
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 7
Louisiana Babysitter Arrested in 3-Year-Old's Drowning After 20 Minutes Unsupervised
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 7
Summary
Joann Johnson, 37, was arrested on negligent homicide charges after investigators said 3-year-old Ian Perez drowned in a Prairieville backyard pool while in her care.
Surveillance video showed the boy struggling in the water and then remaining unconscious in the pool for about 20 minutes before Johnson pulled him out, authorities said.
The drowning was reported to 911 at about 3:50 p.m. on May 18; deputies and medics performed CPR, and the child was flown to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Johnson, who turned herself in Wednesday and was released on $100,000 bond, was not a licensed daycare provider and was caring for the boy in what officials described as a family-friend arrangement.
Sheriff's officials said the case underscores pool-safety risks for children, especially when adults supervising them lack safeguards and close oversight.