MEMPHIS, Tenn. (TCD) — A man already serving life in prison for the 2018 death of his girlfriend’s 2-year-old son recently received an additional 50 years in the case.
Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy announced Feb. 14 that a judge sentenced Alan Johnson to 25 years in prison for aggravated child abuse and another 25 years for aggravated child neglect, to be served consecutively in their entirety. He was previously given an automatic life sentence in January for murder in perpetration of aggravated child abuse and murder in perpetration of aggravated child neglect.
In October 2018, Johnson was caring for the young boy while his mother was at work. The toddler had been picked up from day care and within two hours, he had to be rushed to LeBonheur Children’s Hospital in cardiac arrest.
Medical staff determined the boy suffered abdominal trauma, numerous broken ribs in different stages of healing, a skull fracture, and subdural hemorrhaging to both sides of the head, according to the district attorney’s office. The medical examiner identified three areas of impact on the boy.