According to officials, Lisa Campbell-Goins’ lawsuit involves her 7-year-old granddaughter having an unneeded gastric feeding tube placed.
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Lisa Campbell-Goins was arrested on New Year’s Eve after being accused of medically abusing her 7-year-old granddaughter.
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The Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office said the case involves the placement of an unnecessary gastric feeding tube.
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Campbell-Goins may have also solicited monetary donations for conditions her granddaughter didn’t really have, investigators say.
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Lisa Campbell-Goins was arrested on New Year’s Eve after being accused of medically abusing her 7-year-old granddaughter.
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The Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office said the case involves the placement of an unnecessary gastric feeding tube.
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Campbell-Goins may have also solicited monetary donations for conditions her granddaughter didn’t really have, investigators say.
Texas’s Fort WorthAfter allegedly mistreating her 7-year-old granddaughter, a grandma from Central Texas is being charged.
What We Know Lisa Campbell-Goins, 56, was taken into custody on Tuesday and accused of unlawful restraint, child injury, and child exploitation.
An arrest warrant complaint states that Campbell-Goins is a native of Coleman County’s rural Voss, Texas. Because her granddaughter was receiving treatment at Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth, she was taken into custody by Tarrant County officials.
According to the affidavit, the girl’s real mother was unable to care for her, so Campbell-Goins took up the role of caregiver when she was a newborn.
In August 2023, Campbell-Goins brought the girl to Cook Children’s Medical Center due to severe diarrhea, vomiting, and dehydration.
Doctors discovered damage to her colon and lower intestine at the time, along with ulcers in her GI tract. However, according to the affidavit, her “illness presentation did not match a known medical diagnosis,” thus they were unsure of what was wrong with her.
In order to give her medicine, the physicians ultimately recommended a stomach tube. According to the affidavit, Campbell-Goins also asked for her to be fed via a tube.
Lisa Campbell-Goins, jail in Tarrant County
Doctors were baffled by the tiny girl’s symptoms, which appeared to get better and then get worse.
Then, in January 2024, a number of the girl’s relatives accused Campbell-Goins of poisoning her through her gastric feeding tube and called the authorities.
Since Campbell-Goins is not the child’s legal guardian, she was asked to leave the hospital.
According to investigators, once her grandma was removed from the picture, the young girl’s doctors, nurses, and hospital sitters noticed improvements in her behavior and health.
Investigators now think the girl may have been poisoned with an alkaline substance, likely Mean Green Degreaser cleanser, after conducting a number of in-depth interviews.
Additionally, according to a family member, Campbell-Goins kept a bottle of nail polish remover in both the victim’s and her bedrooms.
They also think that Campbell-Goins used a tent-style bed as a form of punishment and restriction both at home and at the hospital, and that she gave her sedatives to keep her under control.
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Tarrant County mom s lies led to daughter getting feeding tube, report says
On Wednesday, a mother from Tarrant County was taken into custody on suspicion of mistreating her daughter by fabricating medical issues that required unnecessary procedures.
According to investigators, Medicaid fraud for unnecessary medical procedures totaled at least $600,000.
Previous Accusations: Authorities discovered throughout the investigation that Campbell-Goins was also charged with medically abusing her kid in 1999.
In that instance, she was found to be overmedicating the boy and lying to doctors about him throwing up, which resulted in her being compelled to attend parenting classes.
Investigators were also informed by Campbell-Goins’ stepson that she had misled doctors about his conduct when he was younger, which resulted in him receiving increasingly larger dosages of ADHD medicine.
According to [the stepson], he was taking numerous drugs. According to the affidavit, [he] claimed that he was to the point of hallucinating and seeing things and that he didn’t require so many pills.
What They’re Saying: According to reports, Campbell-Goins created a GoFundMe website to raise money and often updated people on social media about the child’s condition.
It’s for the suspect’s inherent need of some kind. That is often attention, and in today’s world, social media is the best way to attract attention. Therefore, we frequently find them sharing information regarding the health of their children on social media,” said Detective Michael Weber of the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office.
Next Steps: A $150,000 bond has been issued for Campbell-Goins, who is currently being held in the Tarrant County jail.
According to the affidavit, the young girl is currently residing with her maternal grandma. She is eating by herself, has stopped using a gastric feeding tube, and is putting on weight. She has also begun attending school and has been weaned off of needless drugs.
Investigators are still searching for anyone who could have made a donation to Campbell-Goins via GoFundMe or other fundraising websites.
Contact Det. Michael Weber at 817-884-3749 if you have any information.
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This article is based on jail records, a post on X by the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office, and the arrest warrant affidavit of Lisa Campbell-Goins.
This article is based on jail records, a post on X by the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office, and the arrest warrant affidavit of Lisa Campbell-Goins.
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