SAN ANTONIO — A Bexar County judge on Monday sentenced a San Antonio woman to 14 years in prison in connection with the death of a 1-year-old boy who was fatally attacked by dogs while she was babysitting him in 2024.
Heather Rodriguez was sentenced on one felony count of abandoning or endangering a child following emotional testimony from members of the victim’s family, who described the lasting impact of the child’s death.
The victim, 1-year-old Jiryiah Johnson, was attacked in October 2024 at Rodriguez’s northeast-side home. Authorities said Rodriguez had been caring for the child but left him in the home with her 13-year-old daughter while she was away…