From Breitbart: A teenage worker at a daycare center near Minneapolis allegedly suffocated two children — one of them resulting in his death days before his first birthday — in an attempt to attract “attention,” police said this week.
Theah Loudemia Russell, 18, allegedly confessed to “intentionally suffocating” two children at the Rocking Horse Ranch child care center in Savage, located about 20 miles south of the Twin Cities, authorities said in a news conference earlier this week.
Russell reportedly had only been working at the center for three weeks. She was arrested on murder and related charges Tuesday morning.
After she became a suspect, a three-month investigation revealed she had “a documented history of attention-seeking behavior” expressed through “nonsensical” 911 calls, fire-starting and other types of “erratic behavior towards other children,” Savage Police Chief Brady Juell told reporters Wednesday.
On the morning of September 22, 2025, a four-month-old little girl at the daycare was found not breaking, “with blood around her nose and mouth.” This was the second time the child had been found in this condition in three days, and it was believed to be a “medical episode.” She survived.
Then, just two hours later, also on September 22, Russell called police to report that another child – 11-month old Harvey Mucklebust – was not breathing. He was rushed to the hospital, but did not survive.
Police said after they interviewed Russell, she confessed to “intentionally suffocating” both babies “in an attention-seeking act.”
The daycare center itself has not been charged, but the state has suspended its license and it remains closed.
SAY HIS NAME: Harvey Mucklebust (1)
MN daycare worker Loudemia Russell was just arrested for kiIIing Harvey & trying to strangIe another infant. pic.twitter.com/Attqphsbsv
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) January 15, 2026
The Savage Police Department held a press conference outlining the details of the horrific case on Wednesday:
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