Overview
- Investigators say the 46-year-old victim was confined in a bedroom for roughly five years without regular medical care or a phone.
- The case surfaced on March 6 when she called 911 using a phone left on a nightstand, with filings alleging the call was cut short after Johnson slapped her and carried her back to bed.
- James Earl Johnson, 46, was arrested on March 6 and charged with injury to a disabled person and abandoning or endangering a vulnerable person.
- He was released on a $50,000 bond with orders to avoid the victim and stay away from the Clear Lake residence, with a court date set for March 18.
- Police previously visited the home on November 16, 2025, but left without a report after the woman said she and her children were told to stay quiet, and she remained hospitalized as of Monday, according to her adult son.