Texas dentist Dr. Chrishelle Hemphill, 48, was arrested on Wednesday, July 15, and charged with injury to a child causing serious bodily injury, a second-degree felony. The charge follows an investigation into the death of 4-year-old Aithana Rodríguez-Arriaga on April 1.
Prosecutors allege that Hemphill administered a toxic dose of an opioid to the child during what was supposed to be a routine dental procedure. In the months following the incident, investigators interviewed witnesses who were present at the clinic and consulted medical experts as well as investigators from the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners.
