Woman arrested after young child found dead in Columbia
April 19, 2021
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) A Fayette woman was arrested on suspicion of second-degree murder after a young child was found dead in Columbia, police said.
Jennifer Johnson, 44, was arrested after officers went to a Columbia home on a report of a death. Officers found an 8-month-old girl dead.
Detectives determined the death was a homicide, police said, but no information has been released on the cause of death or Johnson s relationship to the child, KRCG-TV reports.
Johnson also was booked on possible charges of child abuse and first-degree child endangerment.