Overview
- Tiffany Griffith, 36, now faces a third-degree child abuse charge after prosecutors downgraded an initial aggravated child abuse count.
- A judge set bond at $20,000 with orders of no contact with the child and a ban on returning to the Gaylord Palms resort, and she has since posted bond and been released.
- Surveillance video played in court showed a woman entering the pool, splashing, and then dunking a 6-year-old boy, according to prosecutors and local coverage.
- Griffith told deputies she intervened to protect her nonverbal son, who is described as autistic, while investigators and hotel security noted alcohol may have been a factor.
- Reporting also identifies Griffith as a former law enforcement officer, and bond conditions include no contact with witnesses.