February 8, 2010
The Fernandina Beach Police Department is investigating an elderly abuse case connected with the death of Ms. Betty Johnson. The Fernandina Beach Fire Rescue was dispatched via 911 to an unresponsive ninety-four year old female at 1002 South 10th Street on Friday, February 5, 2010. Upon arrival fire department personnel found Ms. Johnson to be severely dehydrated and unresponsive. She was immediately transported to Baptist-Nassau Emergency Room for life saving treatment.
Upon arrival at Baptist-Nassau ER Ms. Johnson was found to be in an extremely poor state of health, her condition was listed as critical. She had numerous pressure sores across her body that were consistent with a person being in the same position for a long period of time. The police were advised that the injuries found on Ms. Johnson were consistent with severe neglect. At 8:50 PM Betty Johnson was pronounced dead.
Mrs. Johnson had been living with her Grandson, Giovan Johnson (thirty-three years of age), and his wife, Latasha Johnson (twenty-nine years of age) at 1002 South 10th Street since December 2009. They were considered Johnson’s caregivers for at least the past three or four months. Prior to living in Fernandina Beach she had been a resident of a nursing home in North Carolina.
Giovan Johnson and Latasha Johnson were arrested and charged with Elderly Abuse/Neglect and are being held on a $100,002.00 bond.
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