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Miracle Birth, Now Arrested | Providence News
A wanted suspect in a Newport shooting, Tyquan Johnson, has been arrested in Virginia — and his arrest sparked shockwaves when authorities discovered his identity matches a baby declared a miracle by the Pope in 2025. The miracle birth, celebrated at a Pawtucket hospital, involved a premature infant whose heart restarted after doctors prayed for intervention — including invoking a 19th-century Spanish priest. Now, Johnson’s arrest ties together two wildly different stories: a violent crime and a religious miracle. He was apprehended alongside another person on gun charges, but it’s unclear if…
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