The woman has been charged with aggravated child abuse and attempted murder.
Laronda Pressley, 28, was arrested Tuesday by officers from the Winter GardenDepartment. The department received a call shortly before 5 p.m. reporting Pressley's behavior at the intersection of West Colonial Drive and Avalon Road, just outside of Orlando.
"As I was getting close, as she was walking and I'm approaching, she threw the stroller pretty much in front of the car and held it," the witness said. She added that she was forced to slam on her brakes and just narrowly missed hitting the child. As Pressley was arrested, the child was taken into the custody of the state Department of Children and Families . The police department said that the agency then turned the child over to family members whom they felt were capable of caring for the child.reached out to DCF for additional information on the child's status but didn't receive a response before publication.
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