Caregivers Arrested for Teen's Starvation Death

0:00Two caregivers for a disabled Northern California teen have been arrested in Washington State for her starvation death earlier this year. Megan Frederick, 33, and Sherwood Johnson, 37. Face murder and child abuse charges after the 14-year-old girl they were. Supposed to look after died from neglect. Back in January 2025, debuts in Cedar County responded to a medical call at a home in Live Oak and found the girl unresponsive. She was developmentally disabled, needed round-the-clock care and a feeding tube, but the coroner ruled starvation as the cause, despite efforts to, save her. The community is reeling from this tragedy, with folks heartbroken over how a vulnerable kid slipped through the cracks. Sheriff Brandon Barnes called it devastating, praising his teens handling and stressing that those responsible will face justice. Meanwhile, after the death, the pair fled to Washington. Doctors tracked them to Liberty Lake near Spokane, tipped off a regional task force, and

1:00after two days of watching, nabbed Frederick at a home, and Johnson at a nearby business on April 16. They're locked up in Spokane County jail now, with extradition to California expected by the end of today, closing in on accountability for this, heartbreaking case. That's the story for today. California News Today, Driven by AI, I'm Corey with The Story.