Boyfriend of pregnant woman found dead after house fire pretended to talk to her lifeless body while keeping her family out of her room: Police

A Wisconsin antheral who was surviving with his pregnant girlfriend's household erstwhile helium allegedly acceptable their location connected occurrence has been identified.

Cameron Washington, 21, was charged with arson, 5 counts of reckless endangerment, and intentionally pointing a firearm astatine a idiosyncratic successful transportation with a location occurrence that occurred connected the nighttime of Jan. 5. Washington's girlfriend, 22-year-old Gladys Johnson-Ball, was pronounced dormant astatine the country by archetypal responders. In a transgression ailment reviewed by Law&Crime, Johnson-Ball, who was five months pregnant, besides had respective injuries to her arms, neck, and face.

As Law&Crime antecedently reported, Washington was the begetter of Johnson-Ball's 3-year-old girl and her unborn son. Police judge the small miss was a witnesser to what happened to her mother.

Police wrote successful the transgression ailment that Johnson-Ball's parent had recovered her lying unconscious connected her furniture successful her chamber and carried her retired of the location to prevention her from the fire. Lifesaving measures were provided to Johnson-Ball, who was pronounced dormant minutes aft midnight. Washington allegedly fled the scene, but was recovered by constabulary a abbreviated region away. When helium was found, helium allegedly had a lighter successful his pants pocket.

According to the complaint, archetypal responders observed respective injuries connected Johnson-Ball, including "bruising and redness" connected her arms, neck, shoulders, and face, and a bloody nose. She besides had petechiae successful her near eye.

When constabulary spoke to Johnson-Ball's mother, Michelle Johnson, she told them that the past clip she saw her girl live was astatine 11 a.m. connected Jan. 5. The household said they thought it was antithetic that they had not seen Johnson-Ball for the full day. That night, aft getting a nutrient transportation astatine 8:40 p.m., household members started knocking connected Johnson-Ball's chamber door, but Washington would not fto anyone wrong oregon speech to Johnson-Ball.

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In an interrogation with section Fox affiliate WITI, Johnson said Washington was "blocking the door, similar 'No, you [are] not getting successful here.'"

Police spoke to Johnson-Ball's sister, who said she made respective attempts to talk to Johnson-Ball passim the day. After 9 p.m., Washington came retired of the chamber and told Johnson-Ball's sister, "Please beryllium quiet, Mommy's sleeping" portion helium had a "concerned facial expression." At immoderate constituent successful the evening, Washington "pretended to speak" to Johnson-Ball portion wrong the room, but household members did not perceive her respond. According to the complaint, Washington told the household that Johnson-Ball was "sleeping and should not beryllium woken up."

Johnson yet told Washington to permission the home, which she told constabulary "upset" him. He past allegedly took retired a weapon and pointed it astatine respective household members. They ran away, and Johnson told constabulary she "barricaded" herself successful her bedroom. She said by the mode Washington was handling the gun, it did not look that helium knew however to usage it.

As Johnson was calling the police, she allegedly smelled smoke. She past saw Washington moving retired the beforehand door.

A detective who was astatine the country said Johnson-Ball was "cold to the touch" and could person been dormant for hours. An autopsy revealed respective injuries and signs of asphyxia, but did not output a origin oregon mode of death.

Washington appeared successful court connected Sunday and a justice acceptable his enslaved astatine $200,000. He has not been charged successful transportation with Johnson-Ball's death. He is presently successful custody astatine the Milwaukee County Jail. His preliminary proceeding is scheduled for Jan. 20.