PARK CITY — A woman will spend three years on probation after pleading no contest to allegations that she "recklessly inflict(ed) serious physical injury" on a 6-week-old boy in her care as a nanny.
Lindsay Johnson, 34, was sentenced on July 10 immediately after pleading no contest to aggravated child abuse, a third-degree felony, as part of a plea deal that reduced the charge from a second-degree felony and dismissed two other charges of aggravated child abuse, second-degree felonies.
Johnson was initially charged with eight counts of aggravated child abuse, but in a jury trial earlier this year, jurors found her not guilty of five of the eight charges. On the other three charges, the jury found it could not reach a unanimous verdict.
Jurors deliberated for over seven hours on May 1 and then returned on May 4 when the judge determined it was a mistrial on the other three counts after five additional hours of deliberation.
In addition to probation, 3rd District Judge Richard Mrazik ordered Johnson to spend a year in jail, but he gave her credit for the year she had already spent in jail since the charges were filed.
While on probation, he ordered Johnson to not work at a job that would include child care.
On Nov. 27, 2024, the boy was admitted to Primary Children's Hospital with brain injuries physicians determined were from "nonaccidental trauma," charging documents said. They said the boy had been fine at a check up six days earlier, but now had bleeding in the brain and broken bones.
Charging documents said Johnson had been caring for the boy from Thursday night until Friday morning, and Friday morning, while in his parent's care, he went into a seizure.
At that time, Johnson had recently come to Utah from Vermont.
