Baby found unconscious at unlicensed day care dies, CA cops say. Two arrested
A mother and daughter accused of running an unlicensed day care out of their home have been arrested after the death of an infant, California deputies say.
Maria Marquez, 62, and her daughter, Johanna Marquez, 35, were arrested on multiple charges, including involuntary manslaughter, the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office said in a May 24 Facebook post.
Deputies said they, along with fire rescuers, responded to a medical emergency at a Royal Oaks home shortly before 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 24.
The 911 caller told deputies a 3-month-old was unconscious and not breathing, according to deputies.
When first responders arrived, they tried to save the infant, then took them to a hospital, deputies said.
Despite efforts to save the baby, they died, according to deputies.
Deputies said they learned the home “was being operated as an unlicensed day care business that was taking in up to 30 children of various ages at a time.”
Detectives gathered enough details to warrant an arrest for the mother and daughter, who operated the day care, deputies said
In addition to involuntary manslaughter, the two are also facing charges of felony child endangerment and operating a child day care facility without a license, deputies said.
Bail for each was set at $50,000, deputies said.
Royal Oaks is about 100-mile drive southeast from San Francisco.
This story was originally published May 26, 2025 at 12:50 PM with the headline "Baby found unconscious at unlicensed day care dies, CA cops say. Two arrested."
