Key facts
- A 3-year-old child drowned in a backyard pool at an in-home daycare in Prairieville, Louisiana.
- The owner of the daycare, Joann Johnson, 37, has been charged with negligent homicide.
- The child was not discovered for approximately 20 minutes after the drowning.
- The incident occurred on May 18.
Joann Johnson, 37, has been charged with one count of negligent homicide following the drowning of a 3-year-old child in her in-home daycare in Prairieville, Louisiana. The incident took place on May 18. Authorities reported that the child was not discovered for approximately 20 minutes after the drowning occurred in the backyard pool. The babysitter responsible for the child at the time has been arrested.