A California couple is facing murder charges after allegedly starving a disabled teenage relative to death and then fleeing the state, authorities have said.

Sherwood Johnson, 37, and Megan Fredrick, 33, were arrested on April 16 in Liberty Lake, in Washington state, by members of the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office.

The pair were wanted on a nationwide extradition warrant for charges of murder and child abuse causing injury or death.

Investigators from the Sutter County Sheriff's Office, in California, began investigating following the death of the developmentally disabled 14-year-old in January 2025.

The child, identified by prosecutors during Johnson and Fredrick’s first court appearance on Thursday as Fredrick’s adoptive sister, required round-the-clock care and was fed through a tube.

Sherwood Johnson, 37, and Megan Fredrick, 33, were arrested on April 16 in Liberty Lake, in Washington state, and charged with the murder of a disabled 14-year-old (Sutter County Sheriff's Office, CA)

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