Woman arrested for child neglect  

A 32-year-old Key Largo, Florida woman was arrested Saturday after threatening to harm a child. The child was not harmed.

Ashley Marcella Brooks was charged with child neglect and making written/electronic threats of bodily harm.

The Sheriff’s Office was notified at approximately 3:40 p.m. of a domestic argument on Adobe Casa Court Drive in Key Largo. An investigation revealed Brooks sent a text message to her boyfriend stating she was going to drown a 9-month-old child.

The child was found by the male unattended and unharmed in a residence while Brooks was swimming in a pool at an adjacent property. She was taken to jail.

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