KEY LARGO, Fla. – A 32-year-old Key Largo woman was arrested Saturday after threatening to harm a child, deputies said.
According to Monroe County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Adam Linhardt, Ashley Marcella Brooks is facing charges of child neglect and making written and electronic threats of bodily harm.
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Authorities said MCSO deputies were notified around 3:40 p.m. of a domestic argument at a home in Key Largo.
According to Linhardt, further investigation revealed Brooks sent a text message to her boyfriend stating she was going to drown a 9-month-old child.
Deputies did not confirm if Brooks is the mother of the victim.
Investigators said the child was found by Brooks’ boyfriend unattended and unharmed in a nearby residence while Brooks was swimming in a pool at a home nearby.
She was taken to jail and her bond was set at $75,000.