UPDATE 3:45 P.M.:
Fox 4 was the only one to speak with a neighbor of the mother, who has known the family for about five years.
"She was a very dedicated mother," he said. "I would always see the other babies."
He said Cole has two other children, and that Cole was friendly.
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When the news came out about the arrest, he said he couldn't believe it.
"No, it can't be. I don't believe," he said holding back tears. "It hurts me now to actually hear the mother was arrested for this."
The police report said the baby was in the NICU at Golisano Children's Hospital for two months because she was born at 27 weeks.
He told Senior Reporter Kaitlin Knapp that Cole had been going to the hospital every day, and he couldn't wait to see the baby.
Cole brought the baby home in July, and the neighbor said he saw the baby, until the night of the choking incident.
According to the police report, Cole said the baby was choking and vomiting milk. She called 911 and said she was doing CPR.
The baby was rushed to the hospital, but died.
The neighbor said after the infant passed, things weren't the same.
"When that happened to her, she walked around like a mummy," he said.
The investigation revealed that Cole had admitted to being scared and annoyed when the baby was coming home early and she was unprepared.
The report says Cole stated the father was not home often and he didn't help with the other children. She allegedly said she was getting overwhelmed and frustrated with taking care of all three of them. This information, the report says, was relayed between Cole and the baby's father, and told to deputies by the oldest child.
Through the investigation, detectives say Cole had shaken the baby on a FaceTime call a few days prior to the choking incident. This information, the report says, was told to a witness by the father.
At one point, deputies say the baby choked a few weeks prior to her death, but Cole said she didn't call paramedics.
Other neighbors in the complex say they are shocked to find out why deputies were there on Friday morning.
"How did that happen? How did she get to that point?" one neighbor said. "What were the circumstances that drove her to that rage?...that poor baby."
Fox 4 reached out to CPS to see if they have been called to the home prior to the incident, though we have not heard back.
Cole is expected to be in court on Saturday morning for her first appearance.
ORIGINAL STORY:
A woman has been arrested for aggravated manslaughter of a child and aggravated child abuse following a months long investigation.
Johnisha Cole, 32, has been booked into the Lee County Jail for aggravated manslaughter of a child and aggravated child abuse.
The sheriff's offices say detectives responded to an apartment in Lehigh Acres for a four-month-old baby who started choking and became unresponsive.
The infant was rushed to the hospital where medical staff pronounced the baby dead.
Preliminary examination of the child revealed injuries to the baby's femur, multiple rib fractures, large areas of bruising and severe abdominal bloating, according to the investigation.
The medical examiner's office determined the cause of death to be abusive head trauma.
The baby's manner of death has been ruled a homicide.
Detectives says Cole's phone revealed "concerning" internet searches and text messages.
According to the department, searches included "How long do you have to make a police report?" and "How to sign away parental rights?".
Investigators say Cole also sent messages eluding to wanting the child dead and shaking the baby.
The sheriff's office says Cole never had explanations for the child's injuries.
"This case is cruel and this infant endured deadly abuse from it's mother her entire life. My heart breaks for this child, but my detectives dedicated themselves to brining her justice by digging for evidence and making an arrest." said Sheriff Carmine Marceno. "I know my detectives will continue to work with the State Attorney's Office to secure a conviction." said Marceno.
