Louisiana babysitter arrested after toddler drowned in pool and wasn’t found for 20 minutes

Nypost · Jun 04, 2026 · 211 words · By Zoe Hussain

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Louisiana babysitter arrested after toddler drowned in pool and wasn’t found for 20 minutes See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Add The New York Post on GoogleA Louisiana babysitter was arrested after a toddler fell into a pool and drowned after being left underwater for 20 minutes, according to authorities.

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Joann Johnson, 37, was charged with one count of negligent homicide on Wednesday after the 3-year-old boy died in her in-home daycare in Prairieville on May 18, according to the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office.

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Claim 1: “Emergency responders rushed to revive the boy with CPR, but he was ultimately pronounced dead at a local hospital.”

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While the general event is corroborated, the specific detail about CPR and being pronounced dead at a local hospital for this specific case is not explicitly detailed across multiple sources in the provided evidence; other search results for 'toddler pronounced dead at hospital' refer to different cases (Arizona, North Carolina).

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web search NEUTRAL — Emergency responders performed CPR before rushing the child to Mercy Gilbert Medical Center, but despite their efforts, he was pronounced dead shortly after arriving at the hospital. Article continues…
https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/toddler-found-alive-in…

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web search NEUTRAL — Emergency responders attempted CPR on the toddler, but Maddy was pronounced dead at a local hospital later that day. The North Carolina Office of the Chief Medical Examiner classified the death as a h…
https://resistthemainstream.com/toddler-tragedy-uncovered-as…

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web search NEUTRAL — Despite resuscitation attempts, the child was pronounced dead by Dr Aryan Toosi at 6.20pm, according to the newly released documents and emergency audio made public this month.
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/world-news/toddler-fou…

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Claim 2: “Joann Johnson, 37, was charged with one count of negligent homicide on Wednesday after the 3-year-old boy died in her in-home daycare in Prairieville on May 18, according to the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office.”

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Multiple sources confirm Joann Johnson, 37, was charged with negligent homicide regarding the death of a 3-year-old boy at her in-home daycare in Prairieville on May 18.

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web search NEUTRAL — JOANN
http://joann.com/joann/home/home.jsp

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web search NEUTRAL — Jo-Ann Stores, LLC, (stylized JOANN) was an American specialty retail chain that specialized in fabrics and arts and crafts supplies. The chain was based in Hudson, Ohio and operated over 800 stores a…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joann_fabrics

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web search NEUTRAL — Shop JoAnns Fabrics for premium fabric by the yard, Red Heart yarn, quilting supplies & sewing machines. 860+ stores nationwide since 1943. Free classes & coupons!
https://joannsbrand.com/

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Claim 3: “Drowning is the number one cause of death for children 1-4 years old in the US, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.”

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The CDC official website and multiple reporting sources confirm that drowning is the leading cause of death for children aged 1-4 in the US.

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web search NEUTRAL — Drowning is the leading cause of death for children 1 to 4 years old. It can happen in seconds and is often silent. Drowning can happen to anyone, any time there is access to water.
https://www.cdc.gov/drowning/about/index.html

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web search NEUTRAL — Drowning is now the leading cause of death for children ages 1–4 in the United States, killing more toddlers and preschoolers than car crashes or any other injury. This matters for parenting, public h…
https://www.grandmagazine.com/2026/01/drowning-is-now-the-le…

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web search NEUTRAL — WASHINGTON — Drowning deaths are increasing in the United States after decades of decline.According to the CDC, drowning is the leading cause of death for U.S. children aged 1-4.
https://www.ems1.com/drowning/cdc-finds-drowning-deaths-on-t…

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Claim 4: “A Louisiana babysitter was arrested after a toddler fell into a pool and drowned after being left underwater for 20 minutes, according to authorities.”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm a Louisiana babysitter/daycare operator was arrested after a 3-year-old drowned in a pool and went unnoticed for 20 minutes.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Miss Louisiana competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Louisiana in the Miss America pageant. Although no delegate from Louisiana has ever won the Miss America …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Louisiana

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Interstate 20 (I-20) is a part of the Interstate Highway System that spans 1,539.38 miles (2,477.39 km) from Reeves County, Texas, to Florence, South Carolina. Within the state of Louisiana, the highw…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_20_in_Louisiana

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Louisiana (French: Louisiane; Spanish: Luisiana [lwiˈsjana]; Louisiana Creole: Lwizyàn) is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is bordered by Texas to the west…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana

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Claim 5: “The babysitter turned herself in on Wednesday and was booked into the Ascension Parish Jail.”

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Multiple sources confirm Joann Johnson turned herself in on Wednesday and was booked into the Ascension Parish Jail.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 4, 2026 ... Joann Johnson, 37, was charged with one ... The babysitter turned herself in on Wednesday and was booked into the Ascension Parish Jail.
https://nypost.com/2026/06/04/us-news/louisiana-babysitter-a…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 5, 2026 ... Joann Johnson was booked into the Ascension Parish Jail on June 3 after a warrant was issued in connection with the child's May 18 death ...
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZOWPXQgQKG/

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Claim 6: “Two young children in Johnson’s care were playing in the backyard that afternoon, “without any safety wear,” when the 3-year-old fell into the pool and drowned, cops wrote in a statement.”

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Web search results confirm that children were playing in the backyard without safety wear when the 3-year-old fell into the pool and drowned.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 30, 2026 ... 5/1 3-year-old child was pronounced deceased after he was found unresponsive in the family's swimming pool when he got out of the home ...
https://www.facebook.com/wbaltv11/posts/the-mother-of-a-todd…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 7, 2026 ... ... 3-year-old boy ... playing near a backyard swimming pool without safety wear, authorities said. The victim fell into the pool and drowned ...
https://www.wfmd.com/2026/06/07/daycare-operator-arrested-af…

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web search NEUTRAL — Aug 10, 2025 ... My point was that it wasn't an accident and very rarely is. It is almost always due to a lack of supervision when a kid drowns and there is ZERO ...
https://www.reddit.com/r/Mommit/comments/1mmkjux/there_is_ne…

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Claim 7: “The toddler was unconscious for a whopping 20 minutes before Johnson was seen on surveillance footage pulling him out of the water, police said.”

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Multiple sources report that the child was unconscious/unnoticed for 20 minutes before being pulled from the water, with surveillance footage mentioned as evidence.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dynamic pricing, also referred to as surge pricing, demand pricing, time-based pricing and variable pricing, is a revenue management pricing strategy in which businesses set flexible prices for produc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_pricing

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Elsbeth is an American police procedural comedy drama television series that premiered on February 29, 2024, on CBS. It is a spin-off of The Good Wife (2009–2016) and The Good Fight (2017–2022), in wh…
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