A 25-year-old Brown County woman has been charged with a Level 3 felony after police say she neglected her grandmother, whom she was being paid to care for.

Marcia Henson, 70, died last month.

Cheyenne Sebastian was charged June 4 with neglect of a dependent resulting in serious bodily injury, a Level 3 felony. A warrant for her arrest was issued the same day with bond set at $30,000.

Police were called to a home on Peoga Road on May 19 for a death investigation. Before they arrived, dispatch reported that Henson was cold to the touch and those present were not willing to do CPR on her, a probable cause affidavit by Det. Brian Shrader states.

The same day, Shrader was dispatched to meet Brown County Coroner Earl Piper. Shrader reported seeing a “large amount of wounds” covering the vast majority of Henson’s body, including her back and deep wounds on her left ankle.

Deputies William Pool and Austin Schonfeld were sent back to the home where Henson had lived to take pictures and talk more with Sebastian, who was her primary caregiver.

Sebastian had told Deputy Coroner Rob Ayers that Henson had a history of strokes and was paralyzed on her left side, the affidavit states.

Piper told Shrader he would autopsy the woman immediately. He told police that in his opinion, she had been neglected.

Piper also told police that the condition of her body was the worst he had seen in his 25-year coroner career.

The autopsy was conducted May 21. Pathologist Dr. Latanja Watkins informed police at the autopsy that a wound near Henson’s tailbone and one on her left leg were severely infected.

Dr. Watkins told police that the infections were not likely the cause of her death, but those issues likely contributed to stresses on her body, and because of her medical history, the infections worsened the conditions. She said Henson also would have been in severe pain.

Shrader spoke to another relative who had not been able to see Henson since January, due to COVID-19 restrictions and the caregiver not allowing them to visit. She told Shrader she’d had concerns about Henson’s care.

She told police that she had wanted Henson to live in a medical rehab facility after her stroke, but Sebastian and others in the family did not want that to happen.

Shrader confirmed that Sebastian was being paid through a home care company based in Bloomington.

Shrader interviewed Sebastian on May 21. She said no one had visited the victim since January because of the pandemic.

Sebastian said that Henson would get sores often. She told Shrader that she had noticed a spot on her body, but did not call a doctor because she thought it was something she could take care of on her own.

Sebastian told Shrader she worked for a home care company. She said she had not met Henson’s new nurse through the company and had not received training, and that no one had visited Henson since January or later. The company had provided medical supplies, she said.

When asked if Henson ever complained of pain, Sebastian said she had not been able to speak very well for the last six months, but that she gave her pain medication.

Sebastian was booked into the Brown County jail on June 5 at around 10 p.m. She bonded out just after midnight on June 6 after posting 10 percent of the $30,000 bond.

At press time, Sebastian did not have a lawyer and an initial hearing date had yet to be set, according to online court records.