Police arrest woman after finding her passed out on top of child

A woman in Clark County was arrested Monday morning after police found her passed out, drunk and covered in urine with a child underneath her.

A Winchester police officer went to 27 Oliver Street shortly after midnight to investigate a report of a woman trying to harm five children, according to police.

The officer found the entrance door wide open and three children younger than 5 inside unmonitored. The officer entered the home when a family member arrived and found Esther A. Johnson, 31, in her bedroom with a child under her.

A 9-year-old ran about a mile to get help from relatives, according to the arrest citation. The child said Johnson placed her face into a pillow and wouldn’t let her up, and pushed her in the face multiple times while threatening physical abuse, according to police.

The child said Johnson also did the same to a 1-year-old.

Johnson was charged with two counts of fourth-degree assault and five counts of endangering the welfare of a minor. She was booked into the Clark County jail. Johnson was scheduled be arraigned at 1 p.m. Monday. Social services was called, and the children were taken from Johnson.

Johnson is the sole caretaker of the children, according to police.

This story was originally published March 20, 2017 at 12:22 PM with the headline "Police arrest woman after finding her passed out on top of child."