Federal Jury Finds Woman Guilty in Child Abuse Case

A federal jury has found a Red Lake woman guilty of child neglect and endangerment. 

According to U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger, Bobbi Jo Johnson, aka, Bobbi Jo Kingbird (46) was convicted last week on one count of child neglect, deprivation of food and health care, and one count of child endangerment.

Authorities say Johnson engaged in, aided, and abetted the endangerment, neglect, and abuse of a child who was in the foster care of her sister and co-defendant, Trina Mae Johnson. The abuse included withholding food from the victim to the point of starvation, forcing the victim to stand in uncomfortable positions for long periods of time, and assaulting the victim between January 1, 2021, and April 29, 2022. 

Trina Mae Johnson pleaded guilty to one count of child torture, one count of child neglect, deprivation of food and health care, one count of child endangerment, and one count of assault on a minor with a dangerous weapon. Ellie Mae Johnson, Patricia Ann Johnson, and Bertram Calvin Lussier, Jr. each pleaded guilty to one count of child endangerment.