ST. CLOUD, Minn. (KFGO/WJON) – A St. Cloud woman wanted since she failed to appear for an October court hearing for the fatal drug overdose of her 2-year-old child has been arrested.
Jamacy Johnson, 24, is charged with 2nd-degree manslaughter – culpable negligence.
St. Cloud Police were called to St. Cloud Hospital last April for a child who had suffered cardiac arrest, brain damage, and was unresponsive.
Court records show Johnson and Malik Carter, 27, brought the toddler to the hospital the night before and told a nurse the child had eaten a Benadryl tablet, but initial tests did not show any traces of Benadryl.
Police went to Johnson’s apartment for a welfare check on a 5-year-old child and found Johnson and Carter there. They were arrested on outstanding warrants. The child was under the care of another family member and was not there.
Police used a search warrant at the apartment and, court records allege, two pills containing fentanyl were found in the desk where a child would have access to them. There was also what appeared to be drug residue on top of the desk and items commonly used to ingest fentanyl pills.
Phone records showed internet searches for child overdose articles, conversations about buying fentanyl pills, and photos and videos allegedly showing Johnson smoking something off of a piece of tin foil in the hospital bathroom.
The toddler died two days after being admitted to the hospital. An autopsy showed the cause of death was fentanyl toxicity.
Johnson was charged in September. An arrest warrant was issued for her when she failed to appear for an Oct. 31 hearing.
Johnson was booked into the Stearns County Jail on Wednesday.
