Woman accused of abuse at Columbia Healthcare Center in Evansville
Segann March
EVANSVILLE — An Evansville woman was arrested Sunday, accused of abuse at a city nursing home.
Katelyn Johnson, 26, was arrested on charges of battery against an endangered adult, battery against a disabled person and criminal confinement. According to an affidavit, a surveillance video from April shows Johnson and other Columbia Healthcare Center employees taunting and abusing a resident with dementia.
The video does not have audio, according to the affidavit, so it's unclear what Johnson said to the patient.
Johnson's charges are Level 6 felonies, which carry a maximum potential sentence of six years. During an initial court appearance Monday, Johnson entered a plea of not guilty.
Evansville Police Department Sgt. Jason Cullum said a second employee named in the affidavit, Bryan Whitmore, is being sought on similar charges. A warrant has been issued for his arrest.
Calls to Columbia Health Care, 621 W. Columbia St., were not returned.
Johnson was released from jail Monday after posting $1,000 bond and is scheduled for another court appearance July 1 at 9 a.m.
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