Police arrest mother after infant dies in dog attack at Jacksonville apartment

A Jacksonville woman has been arrested after an investigation following the January death of her child in a dog attack.

The Jacksonville Police Department responded to the Palisades Apartments on January 10, 2025, in reference to a medical call where first responders attempted emergency life-saving measures on an infant but were unsuccessful, per a release.

An investigation was conducted by the JPD’s Special Victims Unit, and following the investigation and consultation with the District Attorney’s Office, the mother of the child, Frankie Lilitu Johnson, 20, was charged with Second Degree Murder and Negligent Child Abuse, Serious Bodily Injury…

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