Venice, Fla.-(Newsradio WFLA)- The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a daycare worker for Child Abuse after surveillance video captured her aggressively handle several young children.
Deputies were first alerted to the incident when a parent at a daycare facility in Venice witnessed a teacher, through video surveillance, aggressively handle three toddlers. Detectives later determined 26 year-old Jamie Smithmyer dragged and carried three toddlers by the arms, and forcefully pushed them to the floor. Thankfully, the victims suffered no major injuries. However, Smithmyer was immediately fired.
Smithmyer, of Punta Gorda, is charged with three counts of Child Abuse without Great Bodily Harm. She remains in custody at the Sarasota County Jail without bond.
Photo courtesy Sarasota County Sheriff's Office