Mountrail County CPS: Jamie and Raymond Johnson Charged in Stanley Foster Care Abuse Case
1. Overview: A Child's Life Lost Under CPS Watch
In March 2025, a 3-year-old autistic foster girl in Stanley, North Dakota was beaten to death by her licensed foster parents, Jamie and Raymond Johnson. The couple now faces Class AA felony murder, child abuse, and domestic violence charges after investigators uncovered graphic home security footage showing repeated physical assaults that ultimately led to the child's death.
Despite being in state-supervised foster care under Mountrail County CPS, the child suffered ongoing abuse that culminated in her death. This is more than a tragic crime—it’s an indictment of a broken foster care system that often leaves children worse off than the homes they were removed from.
2. Key Facts of the Stanley, ND Foster Care Case
Location: Stanley, North Dakota (Mountrail County)
Defendants: Jamie L. Johnson (44) and Raymond F. Johnson (62)
Victim: Marjorie Galeener, age 3, autistic foster child
Charges:
Class AA felony murder
Class A felony child abuse
Class B felony domestic violence
Bond: $1 million each (cash-only)
Next Court Date: July 24, 2025
3. Timeline of Abuse and CPS Inaction
March 19, 2025: Jamie Johnson calls 911 to report that her foster daughter is unresponsive. The child is pronounced dead at Mountrail County Medical Center. Her body is covered in bruises, swelling, and signs of trauma.
March–June 2025: Investigators from North Dakota BCI uncover Ring camera footage showing Jamie and Raymond repeatedly striking the girl. The video captures the child being punched, kicked, dragged by the hair, slammed into furniture, and left to die on the floor.
June 6, 2025: Both Jamie and Raymond Johnson are arrested and charged with murder.
June 9, 2025: At their initial court appearance, bail is set at $1 million each. Jamie pleads for a lower bond, which is denied. Both remain jailed. Preliminary hearing set for July 24.
4. What the Footage Revealed
Ring surveillance from the Johnsons' home showed:
Jamie punching and slapping the child in the face.
The girl falling onto a table, hitting her head.
Raymond entering and kicking the child while she lay on the floor.
Jamie dragging the girl by her hair, kicking her again, and throwing her into furniture.
The child lying in a pool of blood, slowly going limp.
Jamie then attempted CPR and called 911, too late.
The autopsy confirmed the child died from blunt force trauma to the head. The manner of death: homicide.
5. Mountrail County CPS Ignored Red Flags Before This Foster Care Tragedy
The child’s biological mother, Danette Hunts Along, raised multiple concerns with Mountrail County CPS:
She was not allowed to undress or physically comfort her child during visits.
She noticed visible bruises in photos.
She was repeatedly denied visitation and told it was "inconvenient."
CPS allegedly hadn’t checked the foster home in over a month.
The foster parents were licensed and approved despite signs of mistreatment. Jamie Johnson told investigators the bruises were self-inflicted or accidental—excuses that collapsed under forensic review and video evidence.
6. Foster Care Abuse Is Rampant—And Mountrail County’s Case Proves It
This isn’t an isolated failure. Children placed in foster care experience higher rates of trauma, instability, and abuse than those left with struggling—but loving—biological families:
Children in foster care are 4 to 7 times more likely to be abused.
They are more likely to be incarcerated, homeless, and diagnosed with PTSD.
Foster care often punishes poverty, not abuse.
Marjorie was taken while her mother was in rehabilitation. CPS claimed it was safer. Instead, she was placed with a couple who beat her to death.
7. This System Isn't Broken—It's Working As Designed
Children are removed from families at alarming rates, often for poverty, not abuse. The federal government then reimburses states for foster care placements, not prevention.
Parents like Danette are ignored.
Poor, Indigenous, and disabled children are removed more frequently.
Foster parents are under-monitored, under-trained, and sometimes dangerous.
This wasn’t an accident. It was systemic negligence.
8. What Must Be Done Now
🔁 Shift funding to family support, not removals.
👁️ Enforce monthly home visits and wellness checks.
🎥 Mandate recorded interviews and visit documentation.
🧑⚖️ Hold CPS officials personally accountable for negligence.
📊 Publish public dashboards on removals, abuse claims, and reunifications.
The lives of children depend on more than policies. They depend on real accountability.
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