A Fort Worth dentist has been arrested more than three months after a 4-year-old girl died following a dental procedure, according to the Fort Worth Police Department.
Police said investigators arrested Dr. Chrishelle Hemphill, 48, on Tuesday, July 15, after obtaining a warrant charging her with injury to a child causing serious bodily injury.
According to police, Fort Worth firefighters responded to a medical call on April 1 at a dental practice in the 5300 block of Sycamore School Road.
Investigators said the child’s mother had brought the girl to the office earlier that morning for a procedure.
Police said that after the procedure was completed, the child was unresponsive.
The Fort Worth Fire Department transported the girl to a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead, according to police.
The department’s Crimes Against Children Unit launched an investigation into the child’s death.
According to police, investigators determined an offense had occurred and identified the doctor who performed the procedure as the person responsible, leading to Hemphill’s arrest.
On Tuesday, July 15, an arrest warrant was issued for Hemphill, police said.
Authorities said she was located at about 3:42 p.m. and taken into custody.
Hemphill was arrested on a charge of injury to a child causing serious bodily injury.
Police have not released additional details about the investigation or the circumstances surrounding the child’s death.