Volusia County Sheriff Ben Johnson explains that a pregnant South Carolina woman who drove a minivan carrying her three young children into the ocean surf off Florida was charged Friday with attempted first-degree murder and aggravated child abuse, though she has denied trying to harm anyone.
The arrest of Ebony Wilkerson was based on testimonies of the children, the witness who saw her drive the car into the surf, and the witness/rescuers who saw her try to interfere with their rescues.
The children said their mother told them to go to sleep because they were going to to to a better place.
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