Two Charged With Child`s Death In Daycare Van

By: Import User

Updated: January 7, 2009

Pulaski County`s Prosecuting Attorney charged two daycare workers with manslaughter. He says Gary Askew and Teresa Rodgers should have taken more precautions with three-year-old Tavian Johnson. Police say the boy was left inside a hot van for eight hours. By the time daycare workers found him, Johnson was dead. The incident took place on September 11th, 2003. The manslaughter charge carries a possible 3 to 10 year prison sentence and a maximum ten thousand dollar fine. Posted by Mike Hellgren

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