{"success":true,"data":{"id":"67381a5d-a2ef-4d0e-9259-41bb3dd0fbed","title":"Tennessee woman arrested for allegedly trying to drown child in pool","summary":"A woman was arrested for trying to drown a child in a backyard pool while another adult was inside the home, police say. Mikaylee Rae Beirne, 31, was slapped with an aggravated child abuse and neglect charge after allegedly trying to drown a child in a pool in Johnson City on Wednesday, according to...","content":"A woman was arrested for trying to drown a child in a backyard pool while another adult was inside the home, police say.\n\nMikaylee Rae Beirne, 31, was slapped with an aggravated child abuse and neglect charge after allegedly trying to drown a child in a pool in Johnson City on Wednesday, according to [Washington County Sheriff Keith Sexton.](https://www.facebook.com/WCSOTN1777/photos/woman-charged-with-aggravated-child-abuse-in-attempted-drowning-incidentjonesbor/971941982540547/)\n\nMikaylee Rae Beirne, 31, was charged with aggravated child abuse and neglect after police say she tried to drown a child. Washington County Sheriff's Office\n\nAccording to witnesses, Beirne was swimming with multiple children in a backyard pool while another adult was inside of the home, [WVLT](https://www.wvlt.tv/2026/07/17/tennessee-woman-charged-after-trying-drown-child-pool-police-say/) reported.\n\nOne of the children swimming in the pool noticed that the 31-year-old woman was forcing a child under the water — and quickly ran inside the house to alert the other adult to the matter.\n\nThe other adult ran outside and “demanded that Beirne release the child, which she did not,” Sexton said.\n\nThe adult then grabbed Beirne and helped the child out of the pool.\n\nA young child noticed what was happening and alerted another adult to what Beirne was doing. AFP via Getty Images\n\nAll the children were brought inside of the residence and 911 was called.\n\nThe relationship between Beirne and the child she was allegedly forcing under the water is unclear.\n\nSoon after, Beirne had a “brief interaction” with another adult who arrived at the property and then drove away from the neighborhood before police arrived on scene.\n\nThe young victim — who has not been identified — appeared to have “minor injuries and bruising consistent with witness statements of the incident,” according to Sexton.\n\nThe Wasington County Sheriff’s Office attended the scene in Johnson County, Tennessee. AFP via Getty Images\n\nBeirne was located by police shortly after and was arrested by WCSO.\n\nShe is being held on a $50,000 bond in Washington County Detention Center, according to online records and WCSO.\n\nThe Post reached out to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office for more information.","source_name":"New York Post","source_url":"https://nypost.com/2026/07/17/us-news/tennessee-woman-arrested-after-allegedly-trying-to-drown-child-in-pool/","url":"https://nypost.com/2026/07/17/us-news/tennessee-woman-arrested-after-allegedly-trying-to-drown-child-in-pool/","author":"Ella Morrison","author_name":"Ella Morrison","published_at":"2026-07-18T03:37:03.000Z","publication_date":"2026-07-18T03:37:03.000Z","image_url":"https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/Comp_-19-1.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=1200","category":"world","topic":"world","tags":[],"political_bias":null,"bias_score":null,"confidence_score":null,"credibility_score":null,"factual_quality":null,"reading_time":2,"word_count":336,"view_count":0,"breaking":false,"breaking_news":false,"ai_analysis":null,"fact_check_status":"unverified","archive_status":"hot"}}