Babysitter found guilty of the 2021 murder of 8-month-old girl in Columbia

Babysitter found guilty of the 2021 murder of 8-month-old girl in Columbia

The trial for the murder of an 8-month-old girl in 2021 in Columbia is complete.

UPDATE: Columbia babysitter convicted of second degree murder for 2021 death

A Boone County jury deliberated for about an hour on Thursday before convicting a Columbia babysitter of second degree murder and two other felonies. 49-year-old Jennifer Johnson will be sentenced on February 23 by Boone County Circuit Judge Brouck Jacobs for the April 2021 death of eight-month-old Hannah Kent. Johnson was also convicted of two counts of endangering the welfare of a child. 49-year-old Jennifer Johnson of Columbia will be sentenc…