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Texas dentist arrested after girl dies in tongue-tie procedure

Texas dentist Dr. Chrishelle Hemphill arrested after 4-year-old Aithana Rodríguez Arriaga died from a toxic sedative overdose during an unnecessary tongue-tie procedure. Hemphill faces injury charges, accused of giving fatal meperidine dose instead of proper reversal medication.