Gregory Edwardsโ widow was debating about pool fence minutes before child drowned, deputies say
Minutes before Kathleen Edwardsโ son drowned in her backyard swimming pool, she and her mother were having a conversation about whether it was necessary to have a fence around the pool to prevent the children from falling in, according to the Brevard County Sheriffโs Office.
Gregory Edwardsโ widow arrested; facing charges in sonโs drowning death, prosecutors say
BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. โ Kathleen Edwards โ the widow of Gregory Edwards โ was arrested on Wednesday in Volusia County, following the death of her 18-month-old son last July. Edwardsโ son, Gregory Edwards Jr., died on July 2, 2020, days after he was pulled from the familyโs pool at their home in Grant on June 27, 2020, records show. According to prosecutors, the Brevard County Sheriffโs Office conducted a months-long investigation into the childโs death. The man, a combat veteran, later got into a confrontation with deputies while at the Brevard County Jail. The manโs family filed a civil suit in December 2020 against the West Melbourne police officers who arrested Gregory Edwards and the City of West Melbourne seeking punitive damages for his death.
Report: 1-year-old son of Gregory Edwards pronounced dead
According to Brevard County Sheriffโs Office reports, detectives and crime scene technicians are investigating to โdetermine the circumstances relatedโ to the death of the 18-month-old child. Kathleen Edwards, the childโs mother and Gregory Edwardsโ widow, called 911 around 9 a.m. June 28. Edwards was detained and taken to the Brevard County Jail where he fought with corrections officers. Family, friends and activists have called for the release of the jail video showing Edwards. Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey has said the video will not be released publicly, citing security reasons, but has offered to allow Edwardsโ widow to see the footage.
Report: 18-month-old son of Gregory Edwards found in pool, taken to hospital
Kathleen Edwards, widow of Gregory Edwards, and her mother called 911 after finding the son, about 18 months old, and pulling him from the pool at the familyโs house in Grant, a friend at the scene said. Brevard County Sheriff's Office Cpl. The houseโs driveway was roped off as a crime scene so the sheriffโs office could investigate, which Jennings said was the sheriff officeโs usual procedure for drownings. He said the sheriffโs office had to obtain a search warrant to go inside the house because Edwards did not want law enforcement inside. Gregory Edwards was arrested for assaulting a charity worker in what Kathleen Edwards said was a post-traumatic stress disorder episode, then declared dead after a confrontation with deputies at the jail.
New video is latest twist in saga of Sheriff Ivey, Brevard combat veteranโs widow
BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. โ New video emerged Tuesday showing details of Brevard Sheriff Wayne Iveyโs unannounced Sunday night visit to the Grant-Valkaria home of the widow of U.S. Army veteran Gregory Edwards, News 6 partner Florida Today reported. I know thereโs been a lot of turmoil and everything else as a result of all this,โ Ivey told her. Ivey then told Edwards that he and his men had come because he was afraid for her. Margarita Bonilla (left), the mother-in-law of Gregory Edwards, holds a sign at a demonstration in Melbourne on Thursday night. In the interview with the Orlando TV station, the sheriff said he believed Edwards' death was being used for political reasons.
Sheriff Ivey makes โuncomfortableโ surprise visit to the widow of Gregory Edwards
The announcement was made by Sheriff Wayne Ivey at a Friday morning press conference. The surprise visit left Kathleen Edwards, a combat veteran who has post-traumatic stress disorder, rattled emotionally, and describing it as "uncomfortable," "intimidating," and "shocking." [READ: West Melbourne officer receives threats after edited arrest video goes viral, memo says | Defense seeks release of jail video involving Gregory Edwards and corrections deputies]"He hugged me and recorded it. Margarita Bonilla (left), the mother-in-law of Gregory Edwards, holds a sign at a demonstration in Melbourne on Thursday night. Ivey told Edwards that he could show her the video and lay out the case for her and one other person.