- Kaili McKenna Johnson aborted 15-week fetus in her Idaho bathroom
- He then tried to flee the hospital after police found drugs in his apartment.
An Idaho couple was arrested after authorities discovered a young child had easy access to drugs in their home.
The discovery and subsequent arrest came after police were called to address a report that a woman had given birth to a 15-week-old fetus in her bathroom.
Kaili McKenna Johnson and Christopher Roy Mitchell were later charged with combined felonies related to injury to a child, manufacturing, delivery or possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana and a misdemeanor related to possession or use of drug paraphernalia .
Police reports suggest that a Bingham County Sheriff’s detective was called to a home to respond to the medical emergency only to learn that Johnson had been taken to Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in an ambulance.
Kaili McKenna Johnson was arrested in Idaho on several charges related to child endangerment and drug possession; She attempted to flee from authorities at the hospital where she was being treated for having prematurely given birth to a fetus that she delivered in her bathroom.
Christopher Roy Mitchell was also arrested on a series of charges similar to Johnson’s. After she was taken to the hospital, they found him in the apartment filled with drugs, drug paraphernalia and a small child.
Johnson’s 18-month-old son and an unidentified friend were in the home at the time of the incident.
Authorities noticed the smell of marijuana coming from the house and in their report noted seeing a joint on the kitchen table.
Mitchell returned to the scene and allowed officers to search the property. He also handed the detective a plastic jar containing marijuana, which he confirmed as such.
Detectives later reported finding a “large amount of paraphernalia…a large amount of marijuana, methamphetamine, cocaine, pills and suspected marijuana plants” in the apartment.
Prescription records show that most of the pills were obtained without a doctor’s note.
Then, after hospital staff requested a welfare check, detectives learned that Johnson and Mitchell had “fled the hospital.”
At the time, Johnson was just out of surgery and reportedly still had IVs in place.
The county attorney said his office cannot disclose the status of the premature fetus because of a legal limitation about what information the public can receive in a case like this.
Police report finding “drugs outdoors in every room” of the small apartment.
There was a play area for the 18 month old in the bedroom with toys scattered around the area. In that area, detectives say loose marijuana, methamphetamines and drug paraphernalia were “surrounding” the designated play space.
The hospital Johnson tried to flee after surgery for the premature birth of a fetus she delivered in the bathroom while authorities pursued her on drug charges.
Detectives also detailed the use of a plastic tray from a baby’s high chair as a plate to “separate and prepare marijuana for consumption.”
According to a local outputJohnson and Mitchell were also arrested in Bonneville County in late February on charges separate from this case.
The charges at the time were also related to drug possession and use.
Mitchell was also charged with a series of violations for failing to register a vehicle he was driving, as well as other safety violations.
The couple was booked into the Bonneville County Jail. While they were there, two more warrants were served from neighboring Bingham County.
The Bingham cases are not scheduled to continue until the Bonneville cases have been resolved.
Johnson, if convicted, could face life in prison, while Mitchell could face up to 19 years.